Why 2026 Must Be Read Through Continuity Analyses of African politics have long been structured around moments of rupture, such as coups, elections, peace agreements, or humanitarian emergencies, which are …
When I first arrived in Poland, I was struck by the orderliness of things, trams that arrived on time, quiet neighborhoods, and a sense of collective duty that felt almost …
When Tanzania achieved independence in 1961, Julius Nyerere’s vision of Ujamaa offered one of Africa’s most coherent experiments in moral nation building. Peace, in Nyerere’s conception, was not merely the …
When Paul Biya, aged ninety-two, was declared the winner of Cameroon’s October 2025 presidential election, the announcement seemed less like continuity than culmination: the closing act of a political order …
Across Africa, a new generation of youth movements is reshaping the meaning of resistance, legitimacy, and peace. From Senegal’s Y’en a Marre and Burkina Faso’s Balai Citoyen, to Sudan’s 2019 …
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a driver of migration, yet global governance frameworks struggle to accommodate this reality. This reflection examines Malawi as an empirical anchor for understanding the …
The Horn of Africa has become a global epicenter of climate-induced displacement, where recurrent droughts and failed rainy seasons intersect with fragile governance and ongoing conflicts. Between 2020 and 2024, …
Across the globe, youth-led movements are emerging as a critical force in reshaping the governance landscape. In Nigeria, the #EndSARS protests mobilized millions against police brutality in 2020, forcing temporary …
In early August 2025, Istanbul became the epicenter of a highly symbolic and strategically layered summit. Bringing together Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Aguila …
Sub-Saharan Africa stands at the convergence of two monumental crises: protracted violent conflict and intensifying climate variability. While armed violence has historically dominated displacement narratives, a rising tide of climate-induced …
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