The Future of UK-Africa Relations: Global Britain or Status Quo?
By: Dele Bello-Williams & Kieran Davis The decisive victory of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom’s General Election on December 12th should, in theory, […]
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Nigeria needs proactive Climate Governance Policy to protect National Income in the face of a global trend towards decarbonisation – Part 2
CLIMATE GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA, A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY: Just in case Nigeria’s leaders need more convincing to adopt a proactive climate governance policy approach. […]
Forget Comic Relief, Africa needs honest accountants
In light of the recent controversy surrounding David Lammy’s critique of Comic Relief, our attention needs to shift from simplistic charity and focus upon the […]
The Modern “Scramble for Africa”
by Andrej Sagaidak edited by Dele Williams April 2, 2019 A comparative analysis of four major foreign powers’ policy strategies towards the African continent The term “Scramble […]
Fake news, real violence: The relationship between fake news and identity-based violence, a case of Nigeria
By James O’Dell On the 23rdof June 2018, separate pictures of a mutilated man and child began circulating on Facebook. Shared along with calls […]
Russia’s Private Military Contractors in Africa: an act of desperation or legitimate means to secure influence?
By Andrej Sagaidak Background to Russia-Africa Policy Moscow’s interest in Africa goes back to the era of rapid decolonisation across the continent in the early 1960s. […]
In DRC Election, a Political System Defends Itself
Outgoing president Joseph Kabila has been revealed not as a strongman, but as a liability that needed to be removed. By Ben Shepherd The announcement […]
Africa will have some of the world’s fastest-growing economies in 2019—and a looming debt crisis
By Yinka Adegoke Trying to get to grips with what to expect from Africa’s economies in 2019 can be broken out into three categories of […]
Don’t just vote. Mobilise. (Aka Why elections won’t change Nigeria)
Just like the colonists gave way to independence, and the military gave way to civil rule, the current system can also give way to true […]
Localisation in Aid – why isn’t it happening? What to do about it?
By Duncan Green Spent two days this week discussing ‘Localisation in Conflict Settings’. The subject is littered with aid jargon, but important – how does […]