Nigeria has missed the opportunity to be a founding member of BRICS, that has been seeking doors for our countries to opt out of neo-colonial control. Last week, some of us wrote an open letter
Cheap imported drones fuel a surge of deaths in Africa
When they hear an ominous buzz that sounds like a swarm of angry bees, the people of northern Ethiopia run for cover. They know a drone attack is beginning again. But for the villagers who
Russia’s Gazprom To Support Africa Despite Financial Losses – OpEd
At least, the foreign media broke the news early May. And it may be understandable why local Russian media was quiet over the impact of western and European stringent sanctions on Russia’s state-run gas corporation
US, Russia Lock Horns In Niger – OpEd
Such a thing never happened in the past one hundred years since the United States stepped out of the Western Hemisphere as an imperial power — an adversary barging into one of its military bases
Libye : Un silence complice ?
Le Cheikh Ali Misbah Abu Sabiha, personnalité de premier plan de la Libye du Sud, vient d’être arrêté. Cet homme de plus de 80 ans est le chef du Conseil suprême des tribus, villes et
The UN warns Sudan’s warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn’t allowed in
The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the
Military regimes have turned the Sahel into a ‘black hole’ of information
In the central Sahel, journalists and reporters have seen their working conditions deteriorate ever since they were taken over by military juntas, international organisations marking World Press Freedom Day on Friday have found. Mali, Burkina
The Horn Of Africa States: The Impoverished Region – OpEd
The Horn of Africa States region is part of Africa and shares many of its ills with the rest of the continent. These would include marginalization and dependence on others involving, in the main, foreign
Russia, Angola Economic Relations Rising To Unprecedented Levels – OpEd
Russia and Angola have had excellent relations dating from historical Soviet era. Russia, more or less, invested in Angola, even after the Soviet collapse political dialogues and economic cooperation have been the strategic focus in
Egypt, Kuwait Call for End to External Interference in Sudan
In a diplomatic move aimed at ending the conflict, Egypt and Kuwait announced their rejection of foreign interference in the ongoing conflict in Sudan and called on the warring parties to stop the fighting that