Middle East & Africa
UAE Recognition of Israel Dents Emirati Religious Soft Power
The United Arab Emirates’ bold recognition of Israel, earning it valuable brownie points in the West, has come at a cost: a blow to...
Abraham accord: A Stab for Palestine or a grab for UAE and Israel
On 13 August, Donald J Trump announced Abraham Accord, which is signed between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. As per the agreement,...
China could signal increased engagement with Iran but doesn’t
Here are two potential indicators of Chinese interest in moving ahead with a proposed US$400 billion economic and military cooperation agreement with Iran: a...
African water and sanitation projects critical to preparedness for COVID-19-like pandemics
As the prevalence of COVID-19 accelerates across Africa, over 40% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to clean water and...
Mounting Tensions between Ghana and Nigeria call for EU Action
As societies across Africa struggle with impacts of COVID-19, escalating tensions between Nigeria and Ghana now threaten to cause lasting damage to the economies...
The autonomous military groups in Libya
With a view to currently understanding what is happening in the critical relationship between the Libyan military groups, we need – first and foremost...
A war of Competing Narratives in Middle East
Narratives and metanarratives have a key role to play in determining and establishing the collective sense of history in a nation, as they fashion...
Collective Call for Constitutional Order in Mali
In the West African region, Mali is the largest by territory. Lying in the Sahel zone, this landlocked country with an estimated 19.5 million population,...
Hushpuppi and Nigeria’s Reputational Challenge
As with corporations, the reputation of a country matters considerably. In a digital age where information disseminates quicker, the opinions and attitudes of an...
Somalia: Postures of Interests on Electoral Deal
The presidents of Somalia’s states of Jubaland and Puntland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, better known as Adobe, and Said Abdullahi Dani, arrived in Mogadishu to...