AFRICA
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: Africa concerned about consequences for the continent’s economy
By Kester Kenn Klomegah In an emailed interview with IDN’s Kester Kenn Klomegah, Dr Mohamed Chtatou, a senior professor of…
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The prospect of war on the Nile
By Alexander Allen and William Christiansen, Ph.D., Mount St. Mary’s University Background on the GERD Dispute Despite repeated threats of armed…
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Africa and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Azu Ishiekwene War is messy and never fails to spread responsive misery. When Adolf Hitler asked for safe passage to…
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The slow construction of Africa’s Great Green Wall
By Leah Garden The Sahel region of Africa runs across the width of the continent, covering several unique ecosystems as…
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Why husbands often die first
By Azu Ishiekwene My wife occasionally jokes that my stressful, high-strung lifestyle could mean I’ll die before her. I’ve hardly paid…
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Chinese debt in Africa
By Geoff Hill Near Nairobi in the lead-up to Christmas, young men with axes, machetes and shovels were busy clearing…
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The US risks losing its influence in the Horn of Africa. Here’s how to get it back
By Gabriel Negatu Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his freshly resigned Sudanese counterpart, Abdalla Hamdok, are arguably the most…
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Geopolitics: Russia extending its sphere of influence in Africa’s Sahel
By Kester Kenn Klomegah With renewed and full-fledged interest to uproot French domination, Russia has ultimately begun making inroads into…
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Information operations: An understudied facet of Russian influence in Africa
By Miriam Roday and Sarah Daly In a quiet neighborhood just outside of Accra, 16 Ghanaians were instructed to create…
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ISIS Mozambique: Why United States Africa Command needs to shift its priorities
By Emma Sameth Mass graves. Child soldiers. Executions. Beheadings. Massacres. These are just some of the disturbing realities currently plaguing…
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