Governance
Renewed Xenophobic Tensions in South Africa
Renewed xenophobic incidents in South Africa have once again drawn attention to the country’s complex migration dynamics and underlying economic pressures.
Technology
Ghana's AI Gamble: Can the Black Star Build the Continent's Intelligence Future?
At the launch of Ghana's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy in Accra, President John Dramani Mahama announced the $250 million investment to establish a world-class AI computing center, alongside a $20 million commitment for a short-to-medium term implementation.
Governance
Trillions spent to Prepare for War; At the cost of saving lives?!
Every year, the world pours more than $2 trillion into weapons, armies, and military equipment, while children go unschooled, hospitals lack equipment, and the world burns. If we keep choosing weapons over schools, then what we pass on is a world more unequal, and unstable than the one we received.
Governance
THE BLACK STAR LEDGER Centuries of Debt : Why Ghana’s UN Reparations Push Could Redefine Africa’s Economic Future
Over the course of four centuries, ~12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported through the transatlantic slave trade, making enslavement a brutal reality for millions. In a vote, 123 countries at the UN formally declared the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity
Governance
ECOWAS–AU Diplomacy Debate Puts Ghana’s Foreign Policy Under Scrutiny
A political controversy has emerged in Ghana following claims by opposition figures that the government may have foregone an opportunity to secure the presidency of the ECOWAS Commission.
Governance
South Africa Considers Role in Gaza Genocide Case at ICJ
South Africa announced that it is reviewing Israel’s response to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding allegations of genocide in Gaza. Pretoria stated it will decide whether to request permission for further written submissions or proceed directly to the oral phase of proceeding.
Policy
Africa's $250 Billion China Problem: How 54 Nations Are Losing a Trade War They Haven't Started
As a landmark zero-tariff deadline approaches, African states are negotiating individually against the world's largest market. Without a unified continental strategy, the most lucrative trade opportunity of this generation risks becoming another triumph of rhetoric over results.
Governance
Can The Social Media Blackout Really Curb ‘False Information’ in Gabon?
The People of Gabon woke up, reached for their phones and realised their social platforms were gone. No timelines, no updates, no instant reactions. A digital blackout justified by the government's reason to control the spread of false information.
Governance
South Africa announced troop withdrawal from the UN peacekeeping mission in DRC
South Africa has announced plans to withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a notable shift in Pretoria’s regional security posture.
Governance
BRICS-Plus Naval Exercises Began in South African Waters
This week, naval forces from BRICS countries and their partners began joint naval exercises in South African waters.