Politics

South Korea is seeking critical minerals directly from African countries to protect its supply chains, but what are African countries getting in return? South Korea’s strategy towards African countries focuses on securing critical mineral

Sudanese refugees stranded in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, face violence, intimidation and critical shortages of food and medicine.  The Sudanese refugees in the Amhara region of Ethiopia have entered their second month of 

African leaders have grown more vocal in their criticisms of the west, but will the verbal ripostes impact the orientation of their foreign policies? 

Ruto’s recent trip to the US sent a strong signal that it wants to more closely align its foreign policy with Washington’s but that won’t come cost-free

Somalia’s failure to outlaw the charcoal trade and provide alternatives for citizens’ energy needs risks turning the country into a man-made desert 

The Kenyan president’s trip comes at a time when the US’s global standing has taken a potentially fatal hit as it continues to back Israel’s assault on Gaza  

On 18th May every year, Somaliland commemorates its declaration of independence from Somalia.

A neocolonial conflict dynamic is ravaging Sudan and undermining Sudanese aspirations for peace, justice and sovereignty   Introduction  

Somalia’s new constitution lacks widespread buy-in. Proceeding with it threatens the further balkanization of what remains of the shattered republic