Muhammadu Buhari started his presidency with “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.” Will he end as a nobody’s man? Sometimes, and for some, it...
The best way to enjoy electioneering seasons is to be emotionally detached. The moment you are a player — or you are emotionally invested — you...
Here is a radical proposition: You are African, wherever you are. You just strayed a little bit — or a lot — from the Continent of...
The appointment of people with criminal charges, including murder and money laundering, to the Cabinet and other high-ranking positions in government once again raises a fundamental...
Uganda’s constitutional court last week nullified the Penal Code section that created an offence known as “idle and disorderly”. British colonial rulers created and implemented such...
HOW to Rig an Election is one of the newest books in my library. I have all sorts of friends with a taste for weird writing....
The power in the hands of the voter is almost equal to the power of the African witch. In Africa, witchraftery is a powerful occult that...
Every time Western Sahara is discussed at a regional or international level, some commentators rush to criticize Moroccan diplomacy for any potential small setbacks. Carried away...
Zambia is not personal to the holder, it is a sovereign state hence there is no monopoly of wisdom and knowledge it calls for concerted efforts...
Though the wife of the Nigerian president, Aisha Buhari, has discontinued her defamation case against Aminu Adamu, the final year student of the Federal University, Dutse,...
Two Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Zambia, the Transparency International-Zambia (TI-Z) and the Continental Leadership Research Institute (CLRI), have rated the...
Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement over the fourth review of the Extended Fund...
In a recent statement, the eastern government of Libya claimed it had reached a consensus on a plan to eliminate...
To lower borrowing costs for vulnerable nations, the World Bank has announced the elimination of several loan fees. The action...
The highest court in Mozambique affirmed Monday that the incumbent Frelimo party won the October election, sparking widespread demonstrations from...
According to the mining minister, Nigeria has removed a five-year restriction on mining exploration in the northwest state of Zamfara,...
The Russian Foreign Ministry reported Tuesday that two crew members are still unaccounted for after an explosion tore through the...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) withdrawal timeline has been rejected by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES),...
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has expressed his belief and optimism that the future of the country is very bright...
Moroccan doctors across the country on Tuesday staged a nationwide protests in what is known as “Week of Anger,” accusing...