Nigeria’s fragile security architecture is collapsing
The government needs to take swift action to prevent security failures similar to those experienced on July 5.
Category Archives: Opinions
Beirut, fragmented
How many times does Lebanon have to die?
James Bond is dead. He should stay dead.
Spies are in vogue these days - they really should not be.
Canada’s restrictive visa policies casting a shadow over IAC 2022
Delegates from the Global South struggle to secure visas to attend the 2022 International Aids Conference in Montreal.
Draghi’s fall is a win for Putin – and for the Italian far right
Italy’s progressive forces will need to change path to counter the rise of right-wing populism.
President Kenyatta is now at the centre of Kenya’s election drama
The upcoming election may soon turn into a referendum on Uhuru Kenyatta and his legacy
Middle East politics: From hyper to hybrid
The hyper-strategic alliances that defined the region during the Cold War now appear to be turning hybrid and fluid.
Stop handing get-out-of-jail-free cards to abusive men
DVPPs prescribed as an alternative to criminal sanctions are achieving little other than allowing abusers avoid prison.
US justice system is a perfect instrument of racist rule
Our justice system is not 'flawed' and racist judges are not merely 'bad apples'.
Can Kiswahili unite Africans and fast-track decolonisation?
This is Africa and we are Africans. It is high time we started talking to each other using an African language.
Canada is a B-movie country, Poilievre a B-movie populist
And if Canadians carry him into high office, it means living in a B-movie nation suits them just fine.
International Justice Day 2022: Time for ICC to flip the script
The International Criminal Court should now use the lessons it learned in Ukraine to help deliver justice in Africa.
Trump, Nixon, and the glide path to US fascism
Would electing Hilary Clinton in 2016 have really saved America?
Ameri-coup: A brief history of US misdeeds
On John Bolton's admission that he 'helped plan coups d’état' and the US’s casual approach to upending nations.
Where do British candidates for PM stand on Russia-Ukraine?
Despite the war in Europe choking global economy, UK's prime ministerial hopefuls are saying little on foreign policy.
Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity or religion
FETO threatens humanity as a whole.
In Kenya, elections have lost their shine
Election fever is riding high in Kenya, but there is little hope that the upcoming polls will bring about real change.
Maria Ressa: ‘Next few years will decide if democracy survives’
The election of Ferdinand Marcos Jr in the Philippines proved that disinformation can turn democracies upside down.
We, Shireen Abu Akleh’s family, want a meeting with Joe Biden
While in Palestine, Biden should meet with us to discuss what his administration can do to deliver justice for my aunt.
Women should be leading conservation efforts in Africa
Women’s voices are noticeably absent from discussions on conservation in Africa. It is time to make our voices heard.