The Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger triggered some excitement in several parts of Africa in the aftermath of military coups. Perhaps coups were not the ideal way to institutionalise power transfer. However, there were frustrations with the inability of civilian governments to decisively address insecurity in the region. Insecurity is the main cause of these coups in B...
ReadThe African Executive mourns Rasna Warah, a highly respected Nairobi-based journalist, writer, and insightful social media commentator, who passed away at the age of 63, following a diagnosi...
MoreThe African Executive, the flagship magazine of the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN), expresses its profound sorrow at the death of former German President Horst Köhler, a cherished frie...
MoreToo often the lives of millions of children are marked by poverty, war, lack of schooling, injustice and exploitation. Children and adolescents in poorer countries, or those torn apart by tr...
MoreAt first glance, Africa appears to be endowed with abundant water resources. It has big rivers, large lakes, vast wetlands, and limited but widespread groundwater. Much of this is located in...
MoreMy 7-Point Forecasts and Analysis of the Continent’s Political, Social, and Economic Landscapes. We have just entered 2025! As we move into the mid-2020s, several indicators suggest that...
MoreIndustry cannot criticise college graduates as “half-baked” if it has not contributed to “baking” them in the first place, any more than a professional cook can blame others for the poor qua...
MoreThree new generations of ever more powerful AI models have been released. Some expect models that will approach human reasoning within a year's time. Past summits focused on laying the g...
MoreAfrica’s importance to U.S. foreign policy and strategic interests is rising and will only continue to grow. Its explosive population growth, large reserves of industry-dependent minerals, p...
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