Africa has recorded successes on many levels which are often ignored by global media — and we need to embrace and celebrate our unique contribution

THE recent outbreak of Covid-19 and the great powers’ actions and inactions have ignited debates on the post-pandemic world order. In a bid to assess

THE nexus between data and the Covid-19 pandemic has ignited global debate. In a bid to engage the significance of data in the ongoing efforts

Given South Africa’s domestic challenges that have been further exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear it is not well placed to host the

Since Nigeria launched its first microsatellite, NigeriaSat-1, in 2003, the country has expanded its space programme and is now a continent-wide leader in the field.

The concept of soft power has been part of the parlance of international relations for three decades. Soft power actors use non-coercive and persuasive means

The race to produce the world’s first effective Covid-19 vaccine has become a battle for prestige between the US, the UK, Europe, China and Russia.

The American war on terror had a massive negative impact on its image across the globe and diminished its moral authority. Furthermore, the US-triggered 2008/09

Afrobeats as a global soundtrack is an essential component of achieving the objectives of AU’s 2021 as the Year of the Arts, Culture and Heritage.

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

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

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

…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

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

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

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

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

On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant of arrest for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes of unlawful

Co-authoured by Akinlolu Akinola, Postgraduate student in the Department of Political Science at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona resounded

In 2009, the UN General Assembly declared 18 July as “Nelson Mandela International Day” in recognition of Madiba’s contribution to peace and freedom across the