Somaliland suspends relations with the United Nations amidst rising tensions
On October 25, 2020, Somaliland authorities suspended their relations with the United Nations and banned its activities ‘until further notice’. While the...
‘Legal identity for all’: What’s at stake for democracy in Africa
In September 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), painstakingly elaborated by the combined mass of global development actors, established the target that...
How can we address global knowledge inequalities in international research partnerships?
International partnerships have played an important role in academic research about the African continent. While funding sources have diversified, a significant share...
Investor Confidence Low in the Horn of Africa, as Geopolitical Competition...
During a visit to Africa, former US President Obama stated that the Horn of Africa - that is, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and...
The Legacy of UNAMID and the Future of Hybrid Peacekeeping Missions
The 13-year-old African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur – known as UNAMID – officially ended on December 31, 2020 and is...
Regional political inequality in Africa can be explained by colonial era-education....
Research shows that political elites tend to favour their home region when distributing resources. But what explains how political power is distributed...
British corporate plunder helped provoke the war in Western Sahara
On 13 November 2020, war returned to Western Sahara after a 29 year ceasefire. Morocco and the Western Saharan Polisario Front exchanged...
The Aid Debate: Time for Donors to Drop President Museveni
As the results from the Ugandan elections were announced, there was an overwhelming sense of dejà-vu. President Yoweri Museveni, in power for...
A response to Nic Cheeseman on authoritarian aid
Nic Cheeseman has written an interesting article about the current crisis in Ethiopia and its implications for development funding. It contains some...
The death of Déby has exposed the limits of French influence...
Chadian President Idriss Déby has been killed. According to the official account of his death, Déby was fatally wounded while leading troops...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?