Image Source Since fighting broke out in November 2020 between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian army, the conflict has wreaked havoc on the lives of people living in Read More..
Political and Social Commentary
Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu: the pan-Africanist who popularized the Eritrean struggle
Image Source Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu was one of Africa’s foremost thinkers, scholar, and political analyst who served as a minister under Julius Nyerere after the Zanzibar Island was merged with Read More..
The African Union, Israel and the futility of appeasement
Image Source For decades, African countries have supported the Palestinian liberation struggle against Israel, seeing in it parallels with their own anti-colonial movements. Likewise, the African Union has not hesitated Read More..
Algeria Forms African Union Bloc Opposed to Israel’s New Observer Status: Report
Algeria has reportedly formed a bloc of African countries working to remove Israel’s new observer status in the African Union (AU). London-based media outlet the New Arab reported that the opposition bloc is Read More..
COVID-19 in Uganda: A lockdown foretold
Image Source According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been 74,260 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 752 deaths in Uganda in the period from January 3 to June Read More..
Lots of IMF programmes are never completed – because they’re unworkable
Image Source The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gives loans to countries in economic trouble. In exchange, countries must implement a programme of painful policy reforms. Countries rarely complete these programmes. Read More..