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November 15, 2022
Campaign Mounts for AU Inclusion at G20

Analysts say the attendance of African Union (AU) chair Macky Sall at the ongoing G20 summit is an indication of the significant role of the African continent in global geopolitics – a shift from the age-old rhetoric.
November 10, 2022
Can COP27 Bring Africa Meaningful Change?

Analysts say wealthy nations attending the ongoing COP27 in Egypt are struggling to approve Africa’s long-sought request for climate reparations as it reels under the climate crisis.
November 08, 2022
U.S. Elections' Effect on Africa - Analysts

The US-midterm elections on Tuesday decide which party takes control of Congress two years into President Joe Biden’s administration, with implications for the African continent.
November 04, 2022
Tigray Truce: Analysts Question Long Term Sustainability

Analysts are questioning commitment by factions in Ethiopia's two-year conflict to ensure lasting peace, while hailing the historic deal reached in Pretoria.
November 02, 2022
UAE Won't Confirm African Ban, Serbia Limits Visas

The United Arab Emirates has failed to confirm or deny media reports that it had issued a visa ban on nationals from more than a dozen African nations, and the Dominican Republic from entering its capital Dubai.
October 31, 2022
What Did the Dakar Forum Achieve? Analysis

Analysts affirm the African Union's position that the continent has largely been ignored because of the war in Ukraine - yet European partners pile pressure on the 54-nation bloc to lend its solidarity against Russia.
October 17, 2022
Analysts: Delayed Ethiopia Peace Talks Worsen War's Toll

Analysts say delayed peace talks in Ethiopia could have dire consequences on victims bearing the brunt of a nearly two-year conflict that has upended lives and almost decimated the local economy of the embattled Tigray region.
October 15, 2022
IMF Launches Financing Facility for Low Income Countries

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently launched its first-ever financing instrument aimed at helping developing countries tackle long-term issues including climate change and pandemics as it projects a drop in growth for sub-Saharan Africa.
October 07, 2022
What Will It Take to Lift South Africa out of Darkness?

Analysts say poor investment in energy infrastructure and age-old corruption at South Africa's troubled state-owned power utility provider Eskom continue to hamper efforts at lifting Africa's most industrialized economy out of its perennial blackouts.
October 05, 2022
Burkina Faso's 2024 Election Likely in Jeopardy After Coups: Analysts

Security analysts say Burkina Faso's 2024 election — a critical step towards long-awaited civilian rule — could be in jeopardy following its second coup this year in one of West Africa's states rocked by political instability.
October 02, 2022
Reporter's Notebook: US Cross-country Travels of Ghanaian Journalist

At 34-years-old, I know this for sure: My soul yearns for adventure and loves to dive into uncharted waters. So when I made a decision to relocate to the East Coast of the United States from the West, I knew the journey would be a memorable one.
September 30, 2022
Putin’s Expansion Into Ukraine Mirrors Its Africa Strategy: Analysts

Analysts say Russia's annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine Friday after holding a referendum deemed a “sham” by Ukraine and the West shares similarities to its expansion of influence in Africa.
September 28, 2022
African Calls for Representation at UN Signify 'Isolation': Analysts

Analysts say calls by African leaders to reform the United Nations and expand the U.N. Security Council is a ''reflection of the feeling of isolation'' at one of the highest multilateral decision-making bodies in the world.
September 23, 2022
African Leaders Call for Climate Action

More than a decade ago, developed nations pledged to galvanize $100 billion per year by 2020 for climate action in developing countries, and extended the deadline to 2025 at COP21 in Paris. It is not clear if that goal would be met as COP27 scheduled for November in Egypt approaches.
September 19, 2022
UNGA 2022 Facing Multiple Challenges

ANALYSIS -The UNGA is the main-policy making arm of the United Nations comprising 193 member states. This year, leaders are converging amidst unprecedented crisis - chief among them, Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparking a hunger crisis in drought-stricken Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.
September 13, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II: African Colonizer, Liberator - Analysis

ANALYSIS: The death of Britain's longest serving monarch has generated sympathy from well-wishers worldwide, but in Africa, where she paved the way for the decolonization of more than a dozen African states, reactions have been mixed.
September 12, 2022
Putin Policy "Threatening" - Analysts

Analysts say a recent foreign policy initiative approved by Russian president Vladimir Putin seeking to ''defend its people everywhere they live'' could likely threaten the Baltic states, and further attempts by the Kremlin to wage war on countries with significant number of Russian speakers.
September 01, 2022
Election Challenge Tests Faith in Kenya’s Institutions

Analysts say five-time presidential hopeful Raila Odinga's petition to challenge the results of Kenya's election will test the country's faith in its electoral process and the strength of its institutions.
August 29, 2022
Angola MPLA Margin Narrows - Analysis

ANALYSIS: Observers say Angola's recently held elections produced yet another win by the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which has been in power since independence, but the opposition has gained significant political leverage in the latest balloting.
August 23, 2022
Angola Outcome "Tight" - Analysts

Election observers are predicting a tight race between Angola's ruling party and the opposition as voters prepare for national elections on Wednesday, August 24. The party with the most legislators will then appoint a president. Seven political parties and a coalition are running for seats.

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