Africa & Beyond

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…

Many African countries became authoritarian states in the early phase of their post-colonial state. Many leaders were able to combine elements of a democratic state with authoritarianism to command some…

A lot of characters make so much noise about fleeing Nigeria and going abroad in search of the so-called greener pastures. Me, I am totally different from the Japa crew.…