Technology and Geopolitics
As a primer, the term ‘geopolitics’ is generally understood as the interaction between political power and a geographical setting with global or regional relations as context. Technology within this text […]
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Africa and the Great-Power Conflict: Exploring China-Africa Relations Therein
Introduction The increased involvement -direct and indirect- of China in Africa is seen as one of the more significant developments on the continent, especially over the recent decade. The relations […]
Two Fighting…How Does This Concern Us?
Contextual Preamble As is common knowledge, the Euro-Maidan coup of 2014 in Ukraine was a prime flashpoint for the current military engagement between Russia and Ukraine, the recent military incursion […]
Western Africa and the Bane of French Foreign Policy
Overview On the 8th of October 2021, France organized a Montpellier conference, claiming a new approach to its relationship with Africa. The conference took place in the background of growing […]
African Financial Independence is a Threat to the Status Quo and not a Pipedream
**this article was accepted in CounterCurrents; an outlet that publishes fact-finding reports, research papers, and news items on major social issues around the world. The publication reaches ~ half a […]
Geopolitical Machinations and Diplomatic Wish-lists: Morocco, W.Sahara, Israel, and the U.S…who benefits?
**this article was accepted in CounterCurrents; an outlet that publishes fact-finding reports, research papers, and news items on major social issues around the world. The publication reaches ~ half a […]
An Overview of the Ongoing Debt Crisis and Lessons Learnt
The concept of a debt crisis revolves around the condition where a government is unable to pay back operational debt. Furthermore, in a situation where a government’s expenditures exceed its […]
Capital Flight – The ignored stake in Africa’s heart…
Generally, capital flight is considered unrecorded and rapid outflow of assets and money from a country, or economic region as a result of intended, or unintended economic consequences. Capital flight […]
The Legacy of South-South Cooperation – Soul Searching For the Global South
Historically, the global south has officially and unofficially provided majority of resources and materials that have been used to develop and sustain the economies of the industrialised global north. The […]
Are The People Finally Speaking
As Mali takes a turn down a familiar and unpopular route in African history, the elements leading to the current condition warrant more than lukewarm observations. Mali as a West […]