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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. […]

STABILITY, NOT DEMOCRACY, is the main interest of France in Chad. Its resources still remain one main reason for the continued presence of France within the Central African country. This is not an assumption. Rather, it was given expression in words and action. This was clearly stated a few years ago — in April 2021 […]

SENEGAL’S RECENT COMMENTS on France was another bad news that France may find difficult to shrug off. Whether France saw it coming or not is an issue on its own. But the timing seems troubling, to say the least, even if France chooses to pretend to the contrary. Earlier in December, Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye […]

DIPLOMATIC DRAMA UNFOLDED in Paris, the French capital, two months ago at the October 2024 Francophone Summit hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. An embarrassing moment came when DR Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi walked out of the summit. It was a bold expression of discontent by President Tshisekedi against Macron’s handling of an issue of great […]

DOMINOS OF FRANCE in Africa are falling in quick succession. Clear signs of an end to Françafrique are becoming even bolder and more prominent in recent times. For the colonies in Africa the France grand assimilationist colonial policy is losing its relevance and appeal such that the sense of urgency in terminating it is becoming […]