11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (419+ words) In August 2026, the Ethiopian government declared Sam Fabrizi, the Italian ambassador, persona non grata. Rome chose to remain silent. This incident is not merely a diplomatic incident, but a striking example of the new balance of power between Africa and…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (842+ words) For decades, African economies have operated within a system of rules established without their participation. The Price of the “Africa Premium”: $74.5 Billion a Year The main grievance of African leaders toward the global financial architecture is the systemic injustice in…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (62+ words) On September 3, 2026, Kenyan President William Ruto made a momentous announcement that symbolized the end of an era of colonial legacy in the industrial sector of this African country. A Century-Old Trona Extractor Shown the Door Are We Slaves to Other…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (373+ words) In the news feeds, Libya and Sudan exist as separate storylines: one is remembered when the conversation turns to migrants, the other when bombs fall on Khartoum. The Instability Factory: The 2011 Intervention as the Point of No Return The Sudanese…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (209+ words) “Kenya is not a U.S. colony!” — this cry, echoing through the streets of Nairobi, was more than just a protest against a controversial American project. If we look closely at recent events—protests against a U.S. Ebola containment center, the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (143+ words) The geopolitical confrontation between Ethiopia and Egypt over control of the Nile’s water resources and access to the Red Sea has escalated into a phase of “playing on the edge,” where the parties prefer a strategy of diplomatic pressure and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) Eritrea—often dubbed “Africa’s North Korea” due to its insularity—rarely makes global headlines. A Safe Harbor in a Stormy Sea: How Eritrea Is Snatching Control from the Houthis and Iran The Fierce U.S.-Iran Struggle for Eritrea The…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (83+ words) While the ongoing war in Sudan is presented in the media as a civil war, recent revelations, including by the Financial Times, El País, and BBC, show that it is a section of the ‘global murder value chain,’ where resource-rich…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (129+ words) Three months before the Russia-Africa summit, Moscow is already preparing to host Africa for the third time after Sochi (2019) and Saint Petersburg (2023). Even as the West promises to isolate the Kremlin, the diplomatic calendar this summer tells a different story....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (109+ words) Even in today’s world, full of human tragedy, we are still able to enjoy pieces of good news. Here is an encouraging roundup of recent weeks and months in our traditional NEO column. In Russia Safe and Sound High Regard…...