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NAMIBIA’S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT was sworn in last weekend on Friday. The epoch-making event at the country’s capital, Windhoek, was one in which Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, was inaugurated as Africa’s second directly elected female leader. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, was declared the winner in Namibia’s November 27 to 30, 2024 general election and was declared winner on […]

SUDAN CEASED TO BE ONE on July 9, 2011, when the southern portion took on its own separate identity by becoming South Sudan. The formal declaration that led to the creation of South Sudan as an independent and distinct country from Sudan was a culmination of over 20 years of war and six years of […]

SUDAN WAS ONE UNTIL July 2011. The split into two had a long history behind it. The bitter wars and the inevitable division into the two countries that still retain the same name were a part of the history of these two Sudans. Although the new country is called South Sudan, it seems like it […]

SUDAN WAS ONE UNTIL July 2011. The split into two had a long history behind it. The bitter wars and the inevitable division into the two countries that still retain the same name were a part of the history of these two Sudans. Although the new country is called South Sudan, it seems like it […]

OPPORTUNITY FOR emancipation is knocking at Africa’s door now. But while this happens, it matters a great deal what Africa does in response as the continent has been lulled into some form of complacency over a fairly long period of time. Whether or not Africa seizes the moment will determine — to a significant extent […]

AFRICAN UNION (AU), the various regional economic communities (RECs), and a whole lot of heads of nations’ heads of government within Africa have repeatedly confirmed that little is to be expected from them as to what the future holds for the continent under their watch. In addition to official incoherence and low level of synergy, […]

EXTERNALITIES COME AS inevitable variables in international diplomatic relations. They need to be controlled, especially those at the receiving end. The response to them and such controls depend in part on individual territories, nations and regional blocs. While some are proactive, some are reactive. While some are preemptive, some are adaptive and some are used […]

PARALLEL GOVERNMENTS are commonplace nowadays in Africa. Last week, an unsuccessful assault against the government of Mahamat Déby was carried out in N’djaména, capital of Chad. The attack was reportedly aimed at removing Mahamat from power. The attackers were said to be bandits who were so daring as to attack the presidential palace. Ibrahim Traoré, […]

The era of unprecedented real rat race is here and there is an urgent need to brace for it. A GLOCAL phenomenon is unfolding before our very eyes. In Nigeria, the retirement age is gradually moving up to 65 years. Teachers in public schools may now work for 40 years instead of 35. That is […]

EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH in official quarters in the last couple of days in December in Nigeria reveal many diplomatic crisis that could potentially become a time bomb. If the handlers of official policies of the government are not more concerned about shutting down accusations than looking at undercurrents, their reactions ought to have been different. […]