The fanfare that preceded the much-heralded Conference of Parties (COP)-26 of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCC) spiked expectation that the leaders of over 200 nations that would assemble in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in October 31 to November 12, 2021 would make the firm decisions for policies that would prevent global temperatures rising to 1.5 degrees Celsius above...
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The news that Tigrayan forces have made a pact with other discontented groups in Ethiopia and may capture Addis Ababa is disturbing. Is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation facing...
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There is general consensus in the ongoing Intra African Trade Fair in Durban, South Africa that the economic storyline of colonialism persists to this day. Participants have decried a situat...
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National and international laws are failing to protect women and girls from online sexual exploitation and abuse Ending Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Women and Girls: A Call for...
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The closing of ranks between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his political arch nemesis, former PM and opposition boss Raila Odinga, has deafening, dissimilar and knock-on corollaries. Their ba...
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In late October, Dejene Assefa, an Addis Ababa–based activist known for his appearances on state television in Ethiopia, posted a message to his more than 120,000 followers on Facebook. The...
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The current euphoria and excitement among UDA and ODM, and the false assumption of Raila or Ruto’s popularity boosted by Kikuyu elite, is a story of shear social media fabrication tittle tat...
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The “Giant of Africa” is an apt nickname for Nigeria, because this country looms large. Your strengths are undeniable – a dynamic democracy, a robust economy, and a very powerful civil so...
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As excessive floods (https://bit.ly/3qZL0WU), severe drought, and famine (https://bit.ly/3nDsq4N) continue to be experienced in different parts of the world, global leaders remain largely un...
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