by Eric Stimson After 16 years of political instability in Nigeria, the election of the country’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, appears to signify more of a blessing than a curse. This past March, voters in Nigeria went to the polls and elected Muhammadu Buhari, a former president, to […]
by Manel Mselmi and Rebecca Weicht, YPFP Brussels On Sunday 28 March 2015, 20,000 people joined a march against the terrorist attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis. European, African and Arab leaders gathered to support Tunisia in its struggle against extremism. It was a symbolic march […]
by Michelle Bovée In the eyes of the West, Africa is in many ways still the Dark Continent, full of mystery and vast, unexplored territory. As Jon Stewart deftly pointed out in a sketch with Senior International Correspondent Trevor Noah, popular perception of Africa is often warped, with […]
by Belinda O’Donnell On Tuesday night, the Africa Discussion Group (ADG) worked to unravel some of the knots in the details of Nigeria’s postponed elections, which President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has delayed for six weeks.
by Luke A. Drabyn Somali Piracy Warrants Action from U.N. Security Council A Global Threat In all likelihood, today’s pirates have neither hooks for hands nor witty parrots perched on their shoulders. What they do have, however, are rocket-propelled grenades, advanced global positioning systems, and modernized skiffs capable of quickly pursuing cargo ships […]
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