Co-authored by Dr Adeoye O. Akinola, Head of Research and Teaching at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC) On 25 February, Nigeria will
Nigeria faces many internal and external challenges, including insecurity, corruption, high levels of unemployment and declining influence in international affairs. The incoming president will have
Happiness, a 40-year-old immigrant woman, has worked as a domestic worker in South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, for most of the 19 years she has
In South Africa, immigrants are often scapegoated as the root of socio-economic problems. In the post-apartheid landscape, Black African immigrants, mainly, from other African countries
…China’s position on Russia has possibly influenced the stance of some African states, as it is Africa’s largest trade partner, having overtaken the U.S. in
THE Russia-Ukraine crisis that began on February 24 has divided academics and keen observers of international politics. In a bid to assess the direction of
On February 24, at the time of a United Nations Security Council meeting to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a
Despite the ambitions for equal partnership expressed at the recent Africa-EU summit, the outcomes of past summits and pledges give little confidence that we will
Nigeria-South Africa relations have experienced a roller coaster ride, from the antagonistic relations during South Africa’s apartheid era and Nigeria’s military epoch in the post-apartheid
…the book focuses on four key states in Africa: Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt and seeks to Africanise the concept of soft power by
