Africa

Antisemitism is a stain on our society. It is an ugly hatred that deserves to be consigned to the past and yet it seems that it is a spectre that…

Friday marked three years since Leah Sharibu was brutally abducted by Boko Haram. Leah was taken hostage in Dapchi, Yobe State along with 109 other girls, on 19 February 2018, aged…

Violence in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray has escalated in recent weeks, with hundreds of soldiers and an untold number of civilians killed in a worsening dispute between regional forces…

US security forces could rescue Nigeria’s suffering poster-girl, Leah Sharibu in 24 hours, but under Nigeria’s President Buhari she has been in captivity for two and a half years. Are…

The news that the Governor of Borno State in Nigeria has requested the help of neighbouring Chad’s military to defeat Boko Haram, came as a humbling yet welcome move to…

Africa’s history has been one of exploitation in almost every time period. In the past few decades, Africa has tried to assert herself in the global order as her nations…

It is often claimed by some African leaders that young people in Africa are lazy. I have never seen any meaningful evidence of this. To me, it is the attempts…

Africa’s greatest obstacle to attaining the global status that befits her has been its lack of leadership. This the main drawback to the sustainable transformation that the continent deserves. “Common…

The UK Government has revealed it is set to sanction high-profile individuals with a track record of human rights abuses around the world. This is welcome news, as a resurgent…

Two weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a private conference sponsored by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office focusing on social cohesion in Nigeria. At the…