Analysis & Report
In-depth analyses and latest reports from all over Africa.
Arms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous
By Nicolas Florquin*, & Alaa Tartir* Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese...
Read moreDetailsKenya Gradually Turning Away From Unpeaceful Electoral Precedents
On August 9, 2022, Kenya will hold what will be a highly contentious presidential election that will decide the future...
Read moreDetailsIs Ecowas a toothless sabre-rattler against coups?
Recent upheavals turning West Africa's political landscape on its head pose a direct challenge on the credibility of Ecowas, a...
Read moreDetailsHow President Kabore’s ouster unfolded in Burkina Faso
On Saturday, January 22, 2022, incidents broke out in Ouagadougou and other cities in Burkina Faso between the forces of...
Read moreDetailsHow to break the logjam facing African countries on the free movement of people
By Alan Hirsch* Most African countries signed onto the Free Movement of Persons protocol in Addis Ababa in January 2018. Its rationale was set...
Read moreDetailsIssues are now taking centre stage in African politics: A case for Kenya
The tribe factor has previously dominated Kenyan elections with the majority community, the Kikuyu having produced three out of four presidents so...
Read moreDetailsRwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants
By David Richard Walwyn* The lack of vaccine production capacity in African countries has been the subject of much concern and...
Read moreDetailsThe US has placed sanctions on ISIS-DRC, but does the group even exist?
By Robert Flummerfelt* & Judith Verweijen* On 10 March, the US Department of State designated a rebel group operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsNigerian government wants to regulate social media
On the 27th of October 2020, the Nigerian government through the minister of information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, announced her plans...
Read moreDetails#ENDSARS: Nigerians Seek End To Police Brutality Activities
On Friday 4th October 2020, video clips had emerged viral on Twitter whereby, a witness claimed a young man, who...
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