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...
Quarantining Democracy: Pandemic as a Cover for Orban’s Authoritarianism
Quarantining Democracy: Pandemic as a Cover for Orbán’s Authoritarianism
In the initial days of novel coronavirus outbreak, with it localised to only a few provinces...
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...
The Dilemma of Democracy: Why has Pakistan Failed as a Democratic State?
Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor - James Russell Lowell. Although this quote is not conceivably pertinent for the...
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...