ECONOMY
The Interconnected Web: How Poverty, Climate Change, and Weak Governance Fuel Terrorism in Africa
Africa remains the epicentre of global terrorism, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 59 per cent of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide. There is...
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Revisiting Fukuyama’s End of History: Russia’s Growing Influence in the Sahel and the Challenge to Liberal Democracy
Following World War II, the Soviet Union (USSR) emerged as a new rival to the United States as the dominant...
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Alliance Of Sahel States (AES): What Are the Challenges Following ECOWAS’s Withdrawal?
Created on 16 September 2023, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), made up of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, has...
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Economic Partnerships and Burdens in Africa: New Alliances and Implications.
Introduction Africa's economic landscape is shaped by a complex mix of opportunities and challenges, many of which are tied to...
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Russia, the West, and Africa: Is Sudan Becoming a New Battleground for Global Powers?
Competition for global influence and dominance was exemplified in the past by the physical presence of armies and military bases...
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Transforming Africa’s Agriculture to Mitigate Food Crisis
The African Union (AU) in January 2025 launched a bold new strategy to revolutionise agriculture and secure food self-sufficiency across...
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Framing Food Insecurity as A Security Contagion
Introduction The world today is highly interconnected through various linkages, and this is expressed even through problems faced across regions....
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Food Insecurity in The Sahel: A Call for Urgent Action
The Sahel is a semi-arid region which happens to form a part of some of the most vulnerable populations on...
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Galamsey Conflicts: A Big Threat to Ghana’s National Security & Democracy
Galamsey – a crude and manual process of extracting gold from mine waste (tailings) using rudimentary processes such as panning,...
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The Economic Cost of Terrorism in Africa
Introduction Terrorism has emerged as one of Africa's most critical challenges, considerably affecting the economic stability and growth of numerous...
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