Why the EAC-SADC Meeting in Dar-es-Salaam Will Not Bring Peace in the DRC.
I had the opportunity to peruse the minutes of a joint EAC-SADC ministerial meeting, co-chaired by Kenyan foreign affairs minister…
USAID, Marred by Graft Charges and Foreign Interference, Could Be Restructured
USAID has endured graft charges and gross mismanagement for years, even before Donald Trump became president; now, its hour of…
Africa Overdependence on Foreign Aid: USAID Freeze Exposes Crisis
Nowhere is Africa’s unwillingness to confront its problems more apparent than untangling itself from overdependence on foreign aid. It seems…
South African land seizures attract IRE of US President Donald Trump
US president Donald Trump has threatened South Africa with a cut off of all development aid after passing a land…
How equipped are SADC Forces in DRC?
Leader of South African political party – EFF, Julius Malema, has broached an important subject: the state of preparedness and…
Colonial ambiguity in Tanzania-Malawi boarder dispute
In my previous discourse I sketched out the preliminary issues of ownership of Lake Nyasa/ Malawi between Malawi and Tanzania. …
Who will win the African Union Commission Chairperson?
Succession of the current chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat, is on shaping the…
Reforming the UN Security Council: Why Tanzania’s Voice is Needed at the Table
“The United Nations (UN) was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell.” Dag…
What Bashar al-Assad’s Downfall Teaches About Governance and Public Discontent
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has been ousted and has fled to Moscow, Russia, after almost 13 years of…
Visionaries Compete for Africa’s Top Leadership Role: What’s at Stake in the AU Elections?
The African Union (AU) prepares for a pivotal leadership transition as the race for the African Union Commission (AUC)…
