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In early June 2021, the United States military led a major military exercise on the African continent: the African Lion 21. Major General Andrew Rohling of the US Army’s Southern European Task Force said it was the ‘largest US...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s disruptive and expansive nationalist ideology is the main underpinning of his nation’s foreign policy orientation.
This has been apparent in his aggressive approach to Ukraine since 2014 with the annexation of Crimea, as well as in...
By Eve Ottenberg
Cover art for the White Malice by Susan Williams
For those who believe Africa was decolonized decades ago, it’s time to wake up from dream-world. True, colonial European powers no longer impose direct rule on African nations, which...
Even as the world observed the Nelson Mandela Day on Sunday, South Africa had not yet recovered from the unrest and large-scale violence which engulfed the country in the past few days. The arson and looting broke out amid...
By Funmi Adebayo
To say I’m disappointed in Britain would be an understatement. I think for many British Africans, we have gotten to a point where we are either questioning our place in British identity or ready to completely...
Supporters of the M62 movement in Niger in a demonstration to demand the departure of foreign forces
The military coup in Niger is already three weeks old. The putschists are cementing their rule, having gained the upper hand in...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the escalating food crisis in Sudan. The ongoing conflicts and economic downturn are causing significant damage to the nation, making urgent and intensified...
By Dean Baker
This is a very serious question, even if I’m using a bit of clickbait here. I’m not out to get Dr. Fauci, who deserves some sort of Nobel Prize for trying to give straight information to...
BY Steven W. Thomas
Last year, I wrote an article—“Ethiopian Women Making Movies”—about the central role of women in a remarkably diverse Ethiopian cinema. At the time, I was concerned primarily with those who lived and worked in Ethiopia’s capital...
World Meteorological Organization
The international community has mounted an emergency relief operation for Libya, where devastating flooding triggered dam bursts, killing thousands of people and sweeping entire neighbourhoods into the sea.
UN Humanitarian Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that "climate...
