International Affairs
The ‘Son of a Nobody’ That Became President William Ruto Wins Kenya’s 2022 Presidential Election
Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, wins the 2022 presidential election amidst allegations of electoral malpractice and calls for annulment. Read more. Read More...
Does ‘Creative Crowdsourcing’ Exploit Creatives? NDLEA Faces Backlash Over Logo Design Contest
Critics have called a design contest launched by NDLEA ‘exploitative’. The contest, where young artists compete by submitting free NDLEA logo suggestions, has received over 100 submissions, but a spokesperson for the organization has announced that it will not be revising its approach. Read more. Read More...
‘Africa Deserves a Formal Apology’ Nana Akufo-Addo Is Calling for Colonial Reparations
Ghana’s president has recently gone viral over a ‘reparations’ speech he gave on 02 August 2022 in Accra, Ghana. Read more. Read More...
From Soft Life to Soft Power Reconsidering Nigeria’s Regional and Global Influence
Nigeria is currently experiencing a creative and cultural renaissance. According to a UNDP Imagine Nigeria report, Nigeria needs a new economic roadmap. One in which the creative economy is center stage. Read more Read More...
‘Why Didn’t Anyone Help Him?’ In Italy, an Italian Man Has Killed a Disabled Nigerian Man
On 29 July, in Italy, a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogochukwu, was killed while trying to sell trinkets to an Italian man. Read more. Read More...
Afro-Literati The Nardal Sisters and the Négritude Movement
The Nardal sisters’ collective legacies underscore the significant role women played in shaping Black identity across the pan-African world and politics. Read more Read More...
Alignment or Non-Alignment? The Role of Pan-Africanism in Fighting the Anti-Black Racism in the Russo-Ukrainian War
The discrimination African refugees fleeing Ukraine faced is a recurring reminder for those who believe in a post-racial world that anti-black racism is alive. Read more. Read More...
A New Global Struggle? The Long-Term Implications of the War in Ukraine for Africa
The determination of Western countries to reduce their dependence on Russia for energy supplies, presents long-term opportunities for African countries, especially the major energy exporters, such as Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Read more. Read More...
Returning Lumumba 61 Years After He Was Assassinated, Belgium Will Return Patrice Lumumba’s Remains
On 20 June 2022, Belgium will return the remains of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo or ‘DRC’, to his family. Read more. Read More...
Brutish Museums Germany Wants to ‘Loan’ Namibian Artefacts to Namibia
On 24 May 2022, the Ethnological Museum of Berlin announced that it will send 23 ancient items of jewellery and other artefacts to Namibia on 27 May 2022 on an ‘indefinite loan’. Read more. Read More...
