What are the prospects for the future? It is not likely that there will be much improvement in most "Third...

In thinking about coups in Africa, the motives that inspire the military to do what they do may be broken...

Kenya, East Africa’s dominant economy, has grappled with escalating living costs that have spiked food prices and other commodities. The...

Since the financial crisis in 2008, several initiatives to reform economic governance have been put forward in response to demands...

Nigeria’s population has been growing by about 2.4% a year, while the growth of agricultural value added is a paltry...

Benin’s geographical position at the juncture of two major regional corridors—the Abidjan-Lagos and Cotonou-Niamey corridors—makes this West African country an...

Africa’s population will reach 2.5 billion people by 2050 and will constitute what is expected to be a quarter of...

Chad is a vast country in the Central African Sub-Region, covering an area of 1,284,000 square kilometers. It has over...

Before now, there have been some speculations and predictions on the correlation between drug trafficking and insecurity across the Sahel...

Below the surface of Africa lies a wealth of mineral resources of huge value. As part of the pivot toward...