Lithium, sometimes referred to as “white gold,” is a necessary component of electric vehicle batteries and solar panels. Over the past three years, the clean energy transition has caused global demand for lithium to skyrocket. The metal is abunda...
Though Portuguese missionaries first established the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1491, it was only under Belgian colonial rule in the late 1880s that missionaries arrived en masse, founding schools and hospitals a...
While most of the world looked to Eastern Europe as the next frontier of democratic development in the late 20th century, a simultaneous—albeit far less renowned—promise of freedom was generating excitement across West Africa. In the decades foll...
In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...
In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...
“A village boy has become the president of Kenya,” William Ruto proclaimed during his September 13 victory speech. A crowd of tens of thousands, sporting the bright yellow of Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), erupted in cheers. Alt...
“A village boy has become the president of Kenya,” William Ruto proclaimed during his September 13 victory speech. A crowd of tens of thousands, sporting the bright yellow of Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), erupted in cheers. Alt...
I once had a friend who loved the ocean. He would sink his feet into the scorching sand and let gravity pull him toward the ground. He would spend hours in solitude in front of the coast of the Mussulo Peninsula. His eyes would fixate on the darkness...
I once had a friend who loved the ocean. He would sink his feet into the scorching sand and let gravity pull him toward the ground. He would spend hours in solitude in front of the coast of the Mussulo Peninsula. His eyes would fixate on the darkness...
Editors’ Note: On November 2, 2022, after this article was written, a peace deal between the TPLF and Ethiopia was signed. Although the African Union has yet to publish an official copy of the agreement, it is known that combatant forces agreed to ...
Editors’ Note: On November 2, 2022, after this article was written, a peace deal between the TPLF and Ethiopia was signed. Although the African Union has yet to publish an official copy of the agreement, it is known that combatant forces agreed to ...
In the last few decades, the government of the People’s Republic of China has sought to grow its influence in not only the Indo-China region, but beyond the nations in its proximity. The West accuses China of practicing modern-day colonialism—neo...
In the last few decades, the government of the People’s Republic of China has sought to grow its influence in not only the Indo-China region, but beyond the nations in its proximity. The West accuses China of practicing modern-day colonialism—neo...
In 1994, the world applauded as Nelson Mandela won the presidential election in South Africa. His landmark victory signified the end of 46 years of apartheid, the system of institutionalized racial segregation between the minority whites in power and...
In 1994, the world applauded as Nelson Mandela won the presidential election in South Africa. His landmark victory signified the end of 46 years of apartheid, the system of institutionalized racial segregation between the minority whites in power and...
“Today, apart from vegetables, nothing is affordable in the market. Neither onions nor oil, let alone meat.” – Fane Tenin Berthe, local of Bamako. January 14th, Bamako Markets, Mali. 50 kilograms of Sugar costs 31,500 Central Afri...
“Today, apart from vegetables, nothing is affordable in the market. Neither onions nor oil, let alone meat.” – Fane Tenin Berthe, local of Bamako. January 14th, Bamako Markets, Mali. 50 kilograms of Sugar costs 31,500 Central Afri...
The king must go. This is the sentiment sprayed onto shop walls, shared on WhatsApp statuses, and chanted across the Kingdom of Eswatini. Eswatini was known internationally as Swaziland until 2018, when King Mswati III changed its name. He is Africa...
The king must go. This is the sentiment sprayed onto shop walls, shared on WhatsApp statuses, and chanted across the Kingdom of Eswatini. Eswatini was known internationally as Swaziland until 2018, when King Mswati III changed its name. He is Africa...
In late February, an estimated 300 Nigerian girls were abducted from their school in an overnight raid in Zamfara, Nigeria. Over 100 gunmen, some dressed in the same outfit as the school security officials, swiftly breached the hostels and moved the ...
In late February, an estimated 300 Nigerian girls were abducted from their school in an overnight raid in Zamfara, Nigeria. Over 100 gunmen, some dressed in the same outfit as the school security officials, swiftly breached the hostels and moved the ...
On August 12, 2018, the Egyptian government ratified the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law, a measure outwardly aiming to combat terrorism and extremism. Yet the law has disproportionately targeted female activists by allowing the gov...
On August 12, 2018, the Egyptian government ratified the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law, a measure outwardly aiming to combat terrorism and extremism. Yet the law has disproportionately targeted female activists by allowing the gov...
In October of 1960, Nigeria gained independence, joining a growing group of fledgling, post-Colonial African states. In boundaries carved out by British colonizers, a new country began to take shape. The First Constitution divided Nigeria into Northe...
In October of 1960, Nigeria gained independence, joining a growing group of fledgling, post-Colonial African states. In boundaries carved out by British colonizers, a new country began to take shape. The First Constitution divided Nigeria into Northe...
Since Colonial times, oil and connected international corporations have had a major influence over the nations of Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. Following the discovery of oil in Nigeria in the 1950s by Shell-BP, a British oil company, the British ...
Since Colonial times, oil and connected international corporations have had a major influence over the nations of Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. Following the discovery of oil in Nigeria in the 1950s by Shell-BP, a British oil company, the British ...