Senegal has long occupied a special place in Africa’s political imagination. Unlike many countries that experienced military coups, prolonged instability or the collapse of democratic institutions,...
Eid al-Adha arrives this year at a deeply unsettling moment in human history. Across much of the world, there is a growing sense that modern civilization,...
When French President Emmanuel Macron stood before delegates at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on 11 May 2026, he presented France as a committed partner...
Seventy-eight years after 1948, the Nakba remains not merely an historical event, but an ongoing condition of political reality, collective memory, and unresolved justice. The Arabic...
When the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from OPEC, much of the immediate commentary focused on production quotas, oil prices, and internal disagreements within the...
Chidi Amuta A blistering urgency currently envelopes Nigeria. It is an urgency of war, the clear and present danger of an imminent national meltdown. It is...
The unfolding crisis around the Strait of Hormuz has stripped away the last illusions about the so-called rules that govern the global order. What remains, exposed...
Baba Yunus Muhammad On the night of April 7–8, 2026, a confrontation that had been racing toward open war took an abrupt and revealing turn. Hours...
In recent weeks, the global stage has once again been darkened by the reckless rhetoric and dangerous posturing of the American president, Donald Trump. His language—coarse,...
Democracy is often presented as the universal standard of governance, praised for its promise of freedom, participation, and accountability. Yet, beneath the appealing rhetoric of elections...
