Galamsey: Ghana’s Golden Poison
Elected in 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana stated that he was prepared to put his presidency ‘on the line’ to fight Galamsey,...
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Caitlin Hoyland
Jul 165 min read
Amidst Sudan’s Civil War, A Genocide Is Taking Place
As people around the world are rallying in outrage against the genocide engulfing Palestine, there is another genocide unfolding two...
Caitlin Hoyland
May 185 min read
Rwanda Deportations Begin: The UK Punishes Victims and Innocents
To “stop the boats”, the UK government has for the last two years announced its plan to deport to Rwanda people seeking asylum who...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Mar 257 min read
Burkina Faso Today: Tug of War for International Influence
For almost two years, Ibrahim Traore has made efforts to stabilise a nation that is in much need of a fresh political approach. Traore’s...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Mar 135 min read
Burkina Faso Today: Internal Security Over Return To Civilian Rule
On September 30, 2022, a coup d’état took place in Burkina Faso, ousting the former leader of the country, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba....
Danyal Usman
Feb 283 min read
Senegal's Democratic Crossroads: Upholding Principles Despite Political Turmoil
Protests have erupted across Senegal over the past couple of weeks, after a controversial bill in Parliament was pushed through at the...
Konstantinos Evangelos Kolokotronis
Jan 315 min read
Ethiopia Looks East For Seapower
Somalia has threatened war with Ethiopia, the landlocked former African kingdom and empire to its West, after the signing of a...
Mollie Sinclair
Dec 18, 20233 min read
UK-Rwanda Plan: It’s Time to Reassess
Boris Johnson first announced the 'Rwanda plan' in April of 2022, but talks within government started at least a year prior. Since it has...
Dan Sillett
Dec 15, 20234 min read
Rwanda Victory for the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, Rwanda is best known for two things, neither of which are particularly good. In 1994, a Genocide took place in...
Sonny Remmer-Riley
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Who’s to Blame for Anti-LGBT Laws in Africa?
Sodomy was first criminalised by colonialists in 1898, making consensual homosexual relationships strictly illegal in several colonies...
Lucy Gardner
Nov 24, 20234 min read
Russian State Energy: Are things heating up again?
It is well known that in 2022, the majority of exports by state-backed energy giants such as Gazprom and Rosatom were heavily...
Ewan Edwards
Nov 22, 20233 min read
Ethiopia's Prime Minister wants Red Sea access: are we close to war in East Africa?
Three decades have passed since Ethiopia found itself severed from its own coastline, transforming into a landlocked nation heavily...
Ewan Edwards
Sep 21, 20233 min read
Unravelling the Threads: France's Quasi-Empire in Crisis
Ewan Edwards France's influence in its West African colonies is slipping, potentially destroying its economy and diminishing its global...
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