Revisiting the Legacy and Lessons of the Nigerian Civil War: A ...
2024年3月29日 · The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, lasted from 1967 to 1970, and resulted in the deaths of over a million people. The secession of Biafra was a response to perceived marginalization against the Igbo people, and grievances regarding representation and power. Gavin Williams argues that despite almost sixty years since end of the war, its …
To Move Forward as a Country, We Must Take Policy-Making …
2024年11月11日 · Kenyans are quite fond of saying that we have good policies but we fail at implementing them. I suspect this sentiment, along with “lack of political will”, comes from many years of political analysts attempting to make sense of the failures of our government.
KUMAH-ABIWU & GĨTHUKU - Biden’s Visit to Angola: A Late Move …
2024年12月12日 · US-Africa relations recently received a great boost when President Joseph R. Biden visited Angola from Monday, 2 December to Wednesday, 4 December 2024 as part of his long-awaited first presidential trip to sub-Saharan Africa. Africans are known for their friendliness and warm hospitality and thousands of people lined the streets of Angola’s capital, Luanda, …
The Elephant
2024年12月20日 · Drawing on the Pan-Africanist ideals and the African experience, The Elephant aims to be at the center of the national dialogue, speaking truth power in a quest to re-imagine a state and a society that guarantees a life of inclusivity and dignity for all.
Is SADC Another Club of Despots? - The Elephant
2024年11月13日 · That the 44 th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Governments held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on the 17 th of August 2024, confirmed Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the chairperson of the regional body is an irony that discerning observers of the African condition could not miss. What even the most discerning observers …
Gen Z Will Lead the People’s Revolution in Kenya
2024年6月20日 · Something truly remarkable happened in Nairobi on 18 June. For the first time since Kenya’s independence, a people-driven movement, ignited largely by Gen Z (those born after 1997, also known as the fully “digitally native” generation because they were born during the internet age) took to the streets in droves to protest against the Finance Bill 2024 that will …
Unveiling the Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU: Hopes and Uncertainties
2024年1月23日 · At the core of the current debate surrounding the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland lie three major interests: Somalia’s unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty; Somaliland’s pursuit of de jure recognition of its de facto independence and sovereignty; Ethiopia’s renewed long-standing aspiration to regain access …
YOHANNES WOLDEMARIAM - Uneasy Neighbors: The Regional …
2024年12月2日 · In its renewed campaign for access to the Red Sea, Ethiopia is threatening to further destabilise the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia already has port access for trade via Berbera in Somaliland as well as via Djibouti. If the country wants greater access, its neighbours would line up to compete to provide ...
Geopolitical Rivalries in the Horn of Africa
2024年12月12日 · Tensions have escalated following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland in January 2024, granting Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in exchange for recognising Somaliland’s independence. The MOU has sparked significant geopolitical friction and intensified regional rivalries. Somalia has actively …
Analysis - The Elephant
2024年12月12日 · Insights in an age of complexity. Biden’s Visit to Angola: A Late Move for the Democratic Party in Africa?