By adding two new African member-states to its roster, last week’s summit in Johannesburg heralding the expanded BRICS 11 showed once again that Eurasian integration is inextricably linked to the integration of Afro-Eurasia. Belarus is
Sudan’s top general meets with South Sudan’s president on the war
Sudan’s top military general held talks in Juba Monday with South Sudan’s president on his second trip abroad since the war in his country started earlier this year. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling
In Sudan, Aid Workers Are Paying With Their Lives As War Rages
Since the war in Sudan started, reports show that up to 87 offices have been vandalised, 53 relief stores pillaged, and over 40,000 tons of WFP food assistance stolen. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says
The Horn Of Africa States: The Blunders Of Somalia – OpEd
Somalia never ceases to surprise me. They continue to blunder and commit the same mistakes repeatedly again and again. They are now pushing hard and putting the final touches to the negotiation process of joining
Eni Signs Agreement To Sell Nigerian Subsidiary NAOC Ltd To Oando PLC
Eni announced Monday the signing of an agreement with Oando PLC – Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy solutions provider listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange – for the sale of Nigerian Agip Oil
Colonial African Cities Have Always Been Mass Graveyards For Black People
The African city – such as Johannesburg, Harare, Nairobi, Lagos, Kinshasa, and Lilongwe, to name a few – emerges and matures to take shape in the last 200 years through a series of mineral productions,
The Horn Of Africa States: Opportunities Of 21st Century – OpEd
The Horn of Africa States (HAS) owns a large growing population in an area that is roughly 1.9 million square km. It enjoys a long coast of some 4770 km excluding the coastal belts of
Another Coup in Africa as Gabon Grapples with Military Takeover
Just weeks after a coup in Niger saw a military junta oust the democratically elected government, members of the elite Republican Guard in Gabon launched a coup. The oil-rich Central African nation and OPEC member
Building up the BRICS
The BRICS group of nations announced during its annual summit last week that it would expand its membership by inviting six new members to join its ranks: Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt,
Libya’s Instability Worsens, Adding Threats to the Broader Region
In mid-August, tensions in post-Qadhafi Libya – already heightened by the competition for power between a U.N.-backed administration in the capital, Tripoli, and political and military leaders based in the eastern city of Benghazi –