At this rate, Pan-Africanists might start seeing the Kenyan president as the continental successor of a number of departed luminaries, including Tanzania’s John Pombe Magufuli. But...
In many countries, those who are interested in the management of public affairs join political parties to actualize their career in the public domain. Usually, the...
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has failed in nearly every conceivable objective. Its shortcomings are concurrently structural and individual: a poorly designed mandate, an...
Evidence suggests that many African leaders dread retirement. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is the world’s longest-serving president since October 12, 1982. He is...
The spectacle of a convoy of ragged but heavily armed men streaming across a highway with the declared intent of marching on Moscow to overthrow Vladimir...
In 2005, a peace agreement brought an end to hostilities between the Indonesian government and a secessionist insurgency in Aceh Province. In the course of that...
The idea of this week’s column is not original. Neither is the title. Both came from two senior citizens who are not only fans but also...
On April 15, 2023, the world was treated to a torrent of videos showing fierce air and ground fighting in Khartoum, adding Sudan to the list...
As Uganda President Yoweri Museveni battled Covid-19 last week and stayed in confinement, social media did what it does best; spew wild tales about his illness....
I must admit that the policies put into action by President Bola Tinubu these first few days are hard to explain. And indeed, it is not...