“Close the Gap” or Political Band-Aid? South Africa’s HIV/AIDS Response
In February 2025, the South African government launched the Close the Gap campaign, an ambitious initiative aimed at bridging disparities in HIV/AIDS treatment and ensuring universal...
The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons in Tigray: A Humanitarian Crisis
The genocidal war in Tigray, which erupted in November 2020, has triggered one of the most severe humanitarian crises of the 21st century. The...
Unlocking Africa’s potentials under new AUC leadership
Amid rapidly-growing uncertainty and challenges, the mid-February election of the African Union Commission's chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, during the summit in Addis Ababa, signifies...
Horn of Africa’s Pride: Mohamed Ali Yousef Leads the African Union
Saturday February 15, 2025, In a historic moment for the Horn of Africa and the broader East African region, Mohamed Ali Yousef has been...
The US’s Boycott of the G20 Meeting in South Africa: Implications and Underlying Factors
The decision by the United States to boycott the upcoming G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Johannesburg has significant diplomatic and geopolitical implications. This move...
DRC Crisis: Start of a Wider Regional Conflict
27th January, 2025. For the second time in the last ten years, rebels from the March 23 Movement, or M23, captured Goma– the provincial...
From Goma to Bujumbura: The M23 and the Fragmentation of the Great Lakes
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become a geopolitical powder keg, with the potential to engulf the entire Great...
The Human Toll of Sudan’s Forgotten War
The Sudanese civil conflict continues to cause a relentless humanitarian crisis, which has only partially emerged into the limelight with minimal international coverage. The...
Alliance of Sahel States Stepping Forward With Common Economic and Security Aspirations
On January 29, 2025, within rapidly geopolitical changes in West African region, three landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the...
WFP’s Shift to Cash Aid in Tigray: A Dangerous Gamble for Displaced Populations
The humanitarian crisis in Tigray remains dire, with millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) struggling to survive amid forceful, illegal occupation by Amhara and...