Kenya: The Need for a Strong National Communication policy

Numerous communication debacles have not gone unnoticed since the swearing in of president William Ruto. The first fiasco was the diplomatic dilemma Kenya got embroiled in, the first few days of Ruto’s presidency. It essentially began with the president recognizing the presence of the president of Sahrawi Republic during the swearing in ceremony after whichContinue reading “Kenya: The Need for a Strong National Communication policy”

What Next for Mali?

And when people thought it could not get any worse for Mali,the French have eventually decided to end their operations in the Sahelian country. Operation Berkhane is officially over. Other countries have also taken similar steps to wind up their operations in Mali citing various reasons such as diplomatic differences and political instability. Britain hasContinue reading “What Next for Mali?”

COP27: Climate Change Hypocrisy

World leaders are presently converging in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt for the United Nations Annual Conference of Parties(COP27) amid an increasing number of crises facing the global population. The 12-day event comes at a time when the world is faced with a myriad of problems; global inflation, drought and hunger,high energy and food prices and political tensionsContinue reading “COP27: Climate Change Hypocrisy”

The Travesty around the Grain deal Suspension

Russia has temporarily suspended the grain deal negotiated by Turkiye and the United Nations back in July. The abrupt suspension does not however come as a surprise to many since the Kremlin had been constantly warning that it might arbitrarily take the unilateral decision of suspending the deal indefinitely. The complaints included the fact thatContinue reading “The Travesty around the Grain deal Suspension”

Debunking the Chinese “Debt trap Diplomacy” Myth

From its inception in 2013, the Belt and Road initiative(BRI) has provided the much needed infrastructural financing to most poor countries in Africa, Europe,Asia and the Pacific. Chinese state-owned banks have invariably bankrolled the development of these significant infrastructure through loans to countries where infrastructure was virtually non-existent and to some where it was inContinue reading “Debunking the Chinese “Debt trap Diplomacy” Myth”

Has Democracy Failed in Africa?

Six decades after independence, African countries are yet to embraced democracy to the fullest. To put it accurately, democracy has not been embraced by many countries who still are in the much abhorred authoritarian system of governance. Some countries are also still being ruled by ruthless military juntas while in the long run experiencing coupsContinue reading “Has Democracy Failed in Africa?”

Will America Achieve its Endgame in Ukraine?

America’s story might be that of killing three birds with one stone if analysed keenly. The prevailing world view is that the American hegemony on the world stage is speedily waning. Some analysts predict that the end of Russian invasion of Ukraine might coincidentally bring the US empire to its knees because of the heavyContinue reading “Will America Achieve its Endgame in Ukraine?”

Only Strong Nationalism will Save Africa

Crucial lessons can be learnt from Russian president Vlamir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping. One common thing about these leaders is their love for their own people. Sometimes one can put all the prevalent prejudice aside and amply acknowledge what they have achieved for their people. After befittingly removing millions out poverty within aContinue reading “Only Strong Nationalism will Save Africa”

North Korea missile launch: implications

In 1907, after consolidating a lot of power silently,then president of the United States Theodore Roosevelt sent out a fleet to circumnavigate the world. The fleet which came to be widely recognized as the great white fleet was sent out to showcase the rise of a new empire. The new empire was the United StatesContinue reading “North Korea missile launch: implications”

Africa through foreign media

Foreign media reporting of Africa depicts the continent as being the center of some kind of power struggle between foreign countries. Some say that Russia is ousting France from it’s former colonies while others beg USA to fill gap left by France so that it’s not filled by Russia. This biased view is selfish andContinue reading “Africa through foreign media”

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