Foreign and security policy | 04.07.2025 When distant wars hit close to home From fuel prices to defence gaps, Africa’s reliance on global systems is being tested by far-off crises. Stronger local frameworks are needed
Democracy and society | 15.05.2025 Pope Francis opened the door for queer Africans — will Pope Leo XIV keep it open?
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
Chile needs a miracle The upcoming elections will reveal whether the country gives in to fear — or finds the courage to believe in a more just society
Religion meets realpolitik Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over alleged persecution of Christians. But the violence in the country has entirely different causes