Boko Haram’s 2014 kidnapping of 276 female students from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, marked an important…
Women, Peace, and Security in Africa during the Trump Years
Africa
Looking Back to Look Forward: Lessons Learnt from the Trump Administration and Prospects for Peacebuilding in Africa
Yet, in moving forward, we must look back to past mistakes, learn lessons, and prevent future shortcomings, particularly in relation…
Resetting US–Africa Partnership for Peace after Trump
Under the Biden administration, Africa and the US must work to reset their partnership toward achieving long-term sustainable peace. It…
Implications of Trump’s Immigration and Asylum System on Africa to US Migration
The Trump era saw the centering of American workers and industries in immigration policy as it was believed that immigrants…
The Challenges of American Foreign Policy in the African Sahel: An Overview
Africa has occupied a rather marginal place in US policy over the past four years—save for in the security sector—although…
Sponsoring Sufism as a Framework for Countering Violent Extremism in the Horn of Africa: The Ethiopia-US Alliance
The governments of Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia have initiated policies and strategies to support the activities of Sufis in…
The Impact of Covid-19 on Female Genital Mutilation in Egypt
The Covid-19 pandemic is adversely affecting people in diverse regions of the world, especially those in vulnerable situations such as…
Kenya-US Relations under Joe Biden’s Presidency: Prospects and Challenges
Under Joe Biden’s presidency, there are certain expectations that the new US administration will pay more attention to and provide…
‘Electocracy’ Writ Large: Is Political Imagination under the Spell of Electoral Fundamentalism in Uganda?
The litany of predicaments of social existence in today’s Uganda—from systemic impoverishment of society by the neoliberal polity to political…
Tigray without the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front: What Next?
On November 4, 2020, Ethiopians and people all over the world woke up to the shocking news of the outbreak…