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Why the liberation fighters did let the Eritreans down and brought disgrace to the country

By Dawit Mesfin I aim to demonstrate not only how the former freedom fighters were misled, lied to, and exploited by the regime after independence,...

How Isaias Afwerki brought us into a cycle of conflict and chronic misery

Thanks to Isaias, if we are to call a spade a spade, one can confidently argue that independence has been so aberrant it brought...

Isaias Afwerki failed to liberate himself from the ghosts of the armed struggle

Introduction:Isaias Afwerki, president of Eritrea, is a man who is driven by paranoid nationalism. His war mentality has made it impossible to have the...

Ghana’s outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo failed to live up to expectations – a look at his time in office

By Lloyd G. Adu Amoah For the first time in seven years, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will end the year without Ghana’s presidency weighing...

Brics+ could shape a new world order, but it lacks shared values and a unified identity

By Anthoni van Nieuwkerk Several world leaders at the Brics summit in Kazan on 24 October 2024. Maxim Shemetov/pool/AFP via Getty Images The last two summits of Brics countries...

Britain has neglected Africa and the Commonwealth for over a decade: 4 ways it can reset relations

By Nicholas Westcott The United Kingdom is resetting its relations with Africa and other countries in the global south after more than a decade...

Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?

By Jonathan O. Chimakonam Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How...

Host families are sheltering millions of Sudanese – but we need more support

‘I definitely cannot meet all of my guests’ needs.’ By Yosra Hamid Mohammed Adam Aid worker for Mercy Corps in Kassala, Sudan When I was growing up,...

Disinformation expert offers tips in a time of fake news and dodgy influencers

By Fabrice Lollia Social networks have revolutionised the way we communicate, stay informed and share moments of our daily lives. We use platforms like Facebook,...
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