Poor countries bear a disproportionate brunt of Putin’s war. But the fundamental reshaping of energy policies also offers seeds of hope for Africa.
Russia’s “Civilizational” Push into Africa
Putin’s post-Soviet world remains a work in progress, but Africa already looms.
Africa: Time for Truth-Telling?
Can U.S. President Joe Biden challenge human rights and corruption abuses at the June G7 Summit in Cornwall?
Vaccine Diplomacy: COVID and the Return of Soft Power
Pandemic diplomacy as a foreign policy tool – from Western powers to the UAE.
South Sudan’s Fragile Peace
The peace accord to end the civil war in South Sudan remains fragile and needs international support.
Do Black Nations Matter in Brussels?
Even the biggest supporter of the EU at times has to pause and ask why it is so keen on double standards. It blacklists poor African countries for money laundering, not rich countries.
“Compact with Africa”: A Critical Assessment
The Compact with Africa started off in the wrong way. High time to warn about the wrong course.
Boris Johnson: Africa and the Commonwealth Beware
Johnson thinks Africa can benefit from adopting more British values. He wants it to be a carbon copy of its former colonial masters.
Improving Health in Africa
Although Africa bears one-quarter of the global burden of disease, it only has two percent of the world’s doctors.
Closing Africa’s Tax Revenue Gap
African countries lose more than $50 billion each year to illegal financial outflows, mostly through tax avoidance and evasion.