A new Europe–Africa relationship? France signals shift, Africa awaits proof
By Ipole AMAJAMA For decades, Africa’s relationship with external partners has been marked by a repetitive ritual: summits where leaders gather, exchange pleasantries, issue vague communiqués, and return home with little to show for it. These encounters often resemble diplomatic theatre more than engines of transformation. The partner hosting the summit seeks to appear friendlier […]
The worry about Russia’s propaganda aims in Africa
By Ipole AMAJAMA There is little fuss about the changing dynamics of geopolitics across the world. Powerful countries seek to exert their influence and might sometimes subtly or by use of force as seen in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, America and Israel against Iran stamp their imprints. But there is the unseen but significant pressure […]
Africa, salvation does not lie in Moscow
By Ipole Amajama The protesters were like scenes taken directly from the Kremlin’s playbook on Africa as they waved Russian flags in Kano, Abuja and some northern states in the End Bad Governance protests in Nigeria in 2024. On the surface, it was just some disgruntled citizens protesting against the Nigerian government. But in all […]
African Energy Bank Begins operations in June as Nigeria hands over HQ
The Africa Energy Bank is set to commence operations in June as Nigeria formally hands over its corporate Headquarters on Tuesday. The ceremony was held on the sidelines of the ongoing Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES), where the President of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) and Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, […]