Algerians Don’t Appreciate the Audacity
For decades, Algerians have proudly chanted the slogan “One, Two, Three – Viva l’Algerie!” in the face of adversity. Yet even this slogan, which has...
Category: Africa
Energy Apartheid: Planned Power Cuts Shine a Light on Electricity Inequality
Scheduled power cuts, commonly known as load-shedding , have threatened the political and economic stability of South Africa since 2008. The state-owned power u...
Are Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) beneficial to Africa? – A reflection on the EU–SADC EPA
In August of 2022, an arbitration council voted in favor of the European Union (EU) over the Southern African Development Community (SADC), with regards to the ...
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Approaches to Cooperation and Conflict Resolution
Introduction The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a massive hydroelectric dam under construction on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. Upon completion, t...
The Ongoing Fight for Abortion Rights in Morocco
Moroccan protestors gathered outside of parliament in Rabat with hundreds of signs that read “We are all Meriem.” Meriem was the latest victim of Morocco’s stri...
An Immediate “Humanitarian Truce” Temporarily Ends Hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict
***CONTENT WARNING: This Article Discusses Sexual Assault and Rape*** In a surprise announcement this past Thursday, the Ethiopian government led by Prime Minis...
No Such Thing as Free Internet
In October of 2021, Google announced that it would invest $1 billion into African internet infrastructure over five years[1]. On March 18th of this year, the fi...
Ironies in Economic Growth: Sub-Saharan African Economies Rebound After COVID-19 Hit
Signage hangs at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. In its first World Economic Outlook r...
Neocolonialism in Action: Vaccine Acquisition and Hesitancy in the West and Sub-Saharan Africa
Amidst the cries for proper prevention protocols and the cycle of false alarms and viral resurgence, a new player has emerged in the global struggle against COV...
Constraints on an “African Solution:” How Regional Interests Interplay with the African Standby Force
Winter Issue 2019 Written By: Connor Akiyama, Tufts University Introduction In recent years, the African Union (AU) has made great strides to improve political ...