Economy and ecology | 11.04.2025 Fifty and fractured Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war
Economy and ecology | 03.03.2025 Fleeing the crime scene Oil companies are scrambling to leave the Niger Delta, where they have been extracting the black gold for decades — with devastating consequences
Democracy and society | 18.12.2024 Threatening a hard-won peace Over 20 years after Sierra Leone’s civil war, polarisation, weak governance and economic challenges threaten the country’s post-conflict recovery
Democracy and society | 19.07.2024 Relentless resistance As protests in Kenya enter their second month, the call for justice echoes across the region. How realistic is the risk of a regional spill over?
Democracy and society | 18.06.2024 Trouble beneath the palm trees Turmoil brews in Lomé. Togo’s constitutional reforms ignite chaos — but also the potential for change?
Economy and ecology | 11.04.2024 Rising costs, falling hopes Efforts to reform Nigeria’s economy have triggered both anticipation and despair as the country grapples with a deepening cost-of-living crisis
Democracy and society | 07.03.2024 Cooking — the make or break of feminism Africa has a dismal record when it comes to the oppression of women. Still, the growth of feminist consciousness in recent years has been remarkable
Democracy and society | 28.11.2023 Roe v. Wade: The collateral damage for African women The 1973 issuance of Roe v. Wade revolutionised the discourse on women’s bodily autonomy globally — its reversal has backslid Africa in particular
Democracy and society | 18.10.2023 The rotten underbelly of Nigeria’s music industry Artiste Mohbad’s death laid bare the urgency to enforce robust governance and protective mechanisms in Africa’s biggest music industry
Economy and ecology | 13.09.2023 Auctioning off Africa’s last hinterland Rather than negotiating social and technical investments, the Nairobi Climate Summit further endorsed the suffocation of Africa for Western benefits
Daring to dream of systemic change The Democratic Party needs a progressive vision for the future — a bold, anti-establishment alternative to MAGA
War without winners The Sudanese army has managed to retake Khartoum — but an end to the conflict with the militias of the Rapid Support Forces is still not in sight