Coups in Africa: the grasp on the continent France never released
BY TAYLOR GREEN France has had a vast grasp looming over the African continent for the longest time. The shadow of this nation has been...
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A Presidential Apology: Overdue or Political Point-scoring?
BY SELMA SAIK President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal suggested his country should offer a long-overdue apology for its role in the...
Energy Colonialism: the scramble for African gas in COP27
By JAZIR MOHAMMED COP27 was inevitably filled with chaos, indecision, empty objectives and fossil fuel delegates— lots of fossil fuel...
Nigeria’s presidential ray of hope – too good to be true?
By MADELINE GUEST Oppressive policies, tampered voting, and failing economies have plagued Nigeria for decades. Despite reinstating a...
Tigray Ceasefire: Remaining tensions may block total peace
By TAYLOR GREEN The conflict in the horn of Africa has persisted for over two years and led to total deaths of up to 600,000, including a...
Burkina Faso’s military takeover: A necessary evil?
By LOUIS SAMARASINGHE Ever since the removal of long-time autocrat President Blaise Compaoré in 2014, Burkina Faso has made marked...
Kenya’s Election: The Ongoing Battle for More Democracy
As featured in Edition 41, available here. By SHU YU LIM (2nd year - Philosophy, Politics and Economics - Singapore) William Ruto,...
A Spate of Coups
As featured in Edition 40, available here. BY ROSE BUXTON (3rd year - PAIS - Bath, UK) We’ve all seen the meme of the Zimbabwean general...
COP26 and the Dubious Promise of Climate Change Relief for Developing Countries
BY VLASITS ESZTER and JAZIR MOHAMMED (Special thanks to Globus for collaborating with us on this article - see their website here)...
Burkina Faso: Politics by the Gun
BY HANNA BAJWA 'Place des nations unies' in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Over the last 17 months, West Africa has seen four...
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