Africans are obsessed with concepts such as elections, term limits, peaceful transfer of power, and constitutional order, even though these have not improved their conditions. One wonders why

“A future in which everyone shares in the prosperity of our beloved land is still possible, but it requires South Africans to transcend the barriers of settlers and natives”

While the symposia began as the intellectual element of Rwanda’s security model, they have morphed into seeking solutions for the multiplicity of challenges Africa faces

There has been a subtle, slow development in the surgical healthcare industry on the continent

“One of the biggest cultural shocks I experienced during my university days in Nigeria was meeting fellow students who could not express themselves in any of our indigenous languages”

Building a strong science, technology and economy over a people who have not come to a full appreciation of themselves and their culture is akin to placing a band-aid on an infected ulcer

East African leaders can either act in defense of the region’s collective security or cowardly acquiesce to the U.S.’s manipulation of UN reports and bear the brunt of the wider war that seems likely to come

A great deal had changed since independence, and some of the changes had degraded Mozambique’s ability, even willingness, to build and maintain an effective military

There is a widespread belief in West African countries that foreign militaries contributed to aggravating security threats

The rise of social media pages and campaigns with Afropositivist undertones have allowed Africans to redefine what it means to be African