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Africa’s Regional Blocs: Can ECOWAS, EAC, and SADC Deliver?

Africa’s pursuit of regional integration has long been a central theme in its development narrative. The continent’s regional blocs—ECOWAS in West Africa, EAC in East Africa, and SADC in Southern.

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World Malaria Day 2025: Can Africa Reignite the Fight to End Malaria?

As the world marks World Malaria Day 2025, one question echoes across the continent: Can Africa reignite the fight to end malaria once and for all? With this year’s theme,.

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How Rural Roads Are Rewiring Africa’s Economies

Across Africa’s quiet countryside, a silent transformation is underway, not through skyscrapers or smart cities, but through dusty, winding roads that are being paved, widened and extended. These roads may.

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Security for Sale: Africa’s Shifting Alliances and the New Cold War

Recently, Africa has emerged as a crucial arena for global powers seeking to expand their influence. The continent’s abundant natural resources, strategic geographic position, and burgeoning markets have attracted attention.

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Power, Peace, and the African State: Rethinking Governance for Stability

Across the Global South, nowhere is the interplay between power, peace, and the state more complex than in Africa—a continent with a long and layered struggle for self-determination, nationhood, and.

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CISINOB SA Cement Plant: A Game-Changer for Economic Growth in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has taken a significant step towards economic independence with the inauguration of the Société Industrielle Sino-Burkina de Ciments SA (CISINOB SA) cement plant in Laongo, Plateau-Central region. This.

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ECOWAS Currency: Paving the Way for Economic Integration in West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to introduce the Eco, a unified currency designed to foster trade and economic integration among its 15 member countries. The.

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Ethnic and Religious Divisions Fuelling Inter-Group Violence in Africa

Africa is home to hundreds of ethnic groups and religious communities, each with its own history, culture, and traditions. This diversity, meant to be a source of beauty and enrichment,.

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Arms Control in Africa: A Threat to Human Rights or National Interest?

The African Union’s policies on small arms proliferation across the region have been met with widespread criticism, with accusations of favouritism and concerns over human rights violations. Experts argue that.

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How Effective Are Africa’s New Generation Leaders?

A wave of younger, supposedly reform-minded leaders has taken charge across the continent, each promising to break away from the past and drive transformative change. This is a defining moment.

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