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Africa’s growing democracy deficit

Coups in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger have underlined the region’s instability amid threats from insurgents and weak democratic institutions.

By Silence Sep. 15, 2023

Vladimir Putin — the global game changer

Ecowas countries are also facing domestic pressure from their citizens not to intervene. The West is dangling dollars as usual.

By Tapiwa Gomo Aug. 28, 2023

Vladimir Putin — the global game changer

A navy officer has been named by The Gambia's government as the alleged ringleader of a failed coup plot.

Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera had been detained, along with four other officers, in an operation under way since Tuesday.

By Bbc News Dec. 22, 2022

A navy officer has been named by The Gambia's government as the alleged ringleader of a failed coup plot.

Why gender parity is important in foreign policy

Starting in the 1920s, women have had more opportunities to partake in various political and leadership roles due to women’s international movements for gender equality.

By Vimbai Madanha Nov. 23, 2022

Why gender parity is important in foreign policy

Pan Africanism’s contemporary trials and tribulations

Pan Africanism was first coined in the United States in the 1900s during the Black slavery period. The first origin of Pan Africanism mainly articulated by the blacks in the diaspora.

By Roselyn Chikandiwa and Anesu Mandeya Oct. 19, 2022