Introduction Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia has remained a de facto independent state since 1991.[1] Historically, the unified state of Somalia did not exist as an independent sovereign entity…
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Introduction The Alliance of Sahel States, also known in French as the ‘Alliance des Etats du Sahel’ (AES), is a confederation formed by Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.[1] The AES…
Introduction Since the 2024 United States of America (USA) presidential elections, I have largely stopped following American news. It has become difficult to watch how each major policy decision harms…
Introduction Unemployment and underemployment as socio-economic challenges in Kenya have been a push factor for job seekers to seek opportunities overseas. The government, cognizant of this problem, has opted for…
Jacob Zuma wants to be South Africa’s next President In 2023, Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former President, registered his new political party uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). The party is about…
I. Background Ethiopia has constructed the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, some 14 kilometres east of its border with Sudan. This…
Introduction Colonial borders in Africa have long been accepted as sacrosanct and not to be tampered with.[1] The OAU declared that “all Member States pledge themselves to respect the borders…
According to the 2018 report “Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics” by Senegalese academic and writer Felwine Sarr and French art historian Bénédicte Savoy, almost the…
It is almost unanimously agreed upon that between 1904 and 1908 the German Empire committed genocide after today’s understanding (in the following “genocide”)[1] against the ethnic groups of Ovaherero and…
OPINION Sifa 16 September 2022 Beginning of Queer visibility In 2011, the Tunisian people overthrew the regime of the despotic ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his familial clan…