America squeezes Africa on health
Imperialism and colonialsm come in many forms. America first, Africa last in health assistance. The United States is signing bilateral health deals with African countries....
The long-term impact of the Iran war on Africa
Newsflash There will be long-term strategic impact of the war around Iran for Africa. Will the powers in the Middle East concentrate more on their...
Economic competition between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary RSF was a major factor in the outbreak of the April 2023 war. Identifying these...
Does the African Union make a difference?
The AU can be seen as ineffective and irrelevant. But without the AU, the continent would have weaker bargaining power and slower coordination around...
GADDAFI’S DEATH, THE LAST NAIL IN AN ICC COFFIN
On February 3 Saif al Islam Gaddafi was murdered in Libya. The son of the former dictator Muammar Gaddafi had been indicted by the...
Exclusion in Sudan; the country needs a Mandela
"My country has never had leaders who promote all cultures," predicted Sudanese singer Abdel Karim al-Kabli in 2000. The conflict and ethnic cleansing...
Ever since Hanan, (pseudonym) a Sudanese mother of two school-age children and a survivor of sexual violence experienced the incident in Khartoum the capital,...
Kidnapping in the Sahel has become an industry
Over the decades kidnapping became an industry in the Sahel. For example, in October 2025, the United Arab Emirates allegedly paid a US$50 million ransom. They...
Many burning issues at the “headless” ICC, one of them it’s leadership
By Janet H. Anderson Every six months the International Criminal Court (ICC) reports back to the United Nations on progress in the two situations it...
