Africa

Ghana’s recent presidential election has sent a powerful message to the rest of Africa and the world: that democracy can thrive even in the most challenging of circumstances. The victory …

Nigeria’s self-proclaimed status as the ‘Giant of Africa’ is being questioned once again, and a recent example from Ghana highlights this reality. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana …

Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has achieved an extraordinary political comeback, winning the nation’s presidential election after his opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. Mahama’s return to power …

A recent scandal involving prominent Equatorial Guinean official Baltasar Ebang Engonga has sent shockwaves through the country and beyond, raising questions about accountability, ethics, and the often fragile relationship between …

By Kelly Ovie Umukoro In the heart of Nairobi, Kenya, stakeholders from around the world converged for the annual United Nations Civil Society Conference. Over 3,600 civil society representatives from …

This is a long essay on the challenges of the Presidential System of Government in general, how it is constituted in Nigeria, and why it has failed to deliver development …

Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day never tired on writing headline stories on coups and earthquakes in Africa. There is …

By Benjamin Boakye As Nigeria and Ghana stand together to address pressing issues surrounding the debt crisis in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region, particularly in Ghana …

While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt sustainability analysis as of February 2021 shows that the majority of countries in West Africa have remained in moderate debt distress, a further …

There’s always a general tendency which is often ignored at the peril of governments; and that’s the fact that bad governance brings exposure. Of course, this exposure comes in all …

The recent military coup in Gabon has ignited a firestorm of debates across the international community, exposing fault lines and raising questions about the nature of power dynamics in Africa. …

Just as ECOWAS is about to send a military task force to Niger in a bid to uproot coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani and his cronies, and return the country …

Recent Coup In Gabon Highlights Troubling Coups Trend in West Africa, Signaling Deeper Discontent with Governance In a shocking turn of events, the West African nation of Gabon recently experienced …

Nigeria is more divided than ever, and the politicians of Nigeria have gone completely mad. It is as though everybody is now totally beyond control. Nigerians have replaced the Constitution …

Digital authoritarianism [DA] is a common phenomenon in both democratic and non-democratic societies, albeit, with varying dimensions and manifestations. It is defined by Polyakova and Meserole as the use of …

Terrorism is a plague from which no continent or country is immune… Coninsx. The above statement exemplifies how widespread the menace of terrorism is around the world. Terrorism refers to …