International Affairs Archives

Kremlin’s Renewed Interest Russia’s Emerging Threat to Elections in Africa

Karen Wangui Mwangi and Chimwemwe FabianoJuly 24, 2020

Past incidents of Russian online interference in elections are enough proof that Africa should not underestimate foreign interests in spreading disinformation. Read more.

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Poor Institutions or Unfair Power Dynamics? Notes from Sierra Leone’s Alluvial Diamond Industry

Shaquille GilpinJuly 6, 2020

For resource-rich countries like Sierra Leone to attain any sustainable development, issues related to the criminalization of natural resource extraction must first be addressed. Read more.

June/July 2020

Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020

In Nigeria, health facilities in urban slums are few and far between, and likely to be overwhelmed if the virus spreads into these communities. Enforcing lockdowns will not be sustainable if governments do not provide a generous safety-net. Read more.

June/July 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

COVID 19 Pandemic Africans used to test drugs

Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020

That African bodies have been used to test drugs intended for Western markets and consumers is not fiction or conspiracy; it is a historical fact. Read more.

June/July 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

Deep Unlearning? AI and Africa’s Struggling Public Institutions

Victor FamubodeMay 29, 2020

Although Africa falls behind in institutional capacity, countries on the continent can begin to create AI strategies that align with their values. Read more.

April/May 2020

The Resurgence of Ansaru Nigeria’s Silent Enemy

Abdullahi MurtalaMay 18, 2020

The re-emergence of Ansaru, after some years of inactivity, is perhaps an opportunity for the Nigerian state to reassess its strategy towards the war on terror.

April/May 2020

Putting the Cart before the Horse? The Problem with a Currency Union for West Africa

Oluwaseyi VincentMay 11, 2020

Despite the modest success of their previous attempts at improving regional trade and integration, West African governments are considering turning ECOWAS into a monetary union and adopting a single currency managed by a single central bank.

April/May 2020

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‘Tragedy Set-in in the Late 70s’ Readers Debate Nigeria’s Global Status

The RepublicApril 25, 2020

'Is Nigeria losing its global status? Absolutely. It is sad that we have to come to engage in discussions that question the global status of this country.'

April/May 2020Debates

Algeria protests in the midst of coronavirus pandemic.

Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic provides the opportunity that Algerian authorities have been hoping for: a nonviolent way to silence unrelenting protesters. Read more.

AlgeriaApril/May 2020Special Focus: COVID-19

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Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020

While many are of the opinion that Nigeria started out on the right path politically and somehow derailed, there is a divergent school of thought suggesting that Nigeria always lacked progressive leadership from the get-go.

April/May 2020Editors Picks: Independence Day

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