April 28, 2026
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Macro-economic policy needs to always be firmly anchored to industrial policy, particularly in times of crisis.
Changing our ways of seeing involves the deconstruction of narratives that heavily relies on stereotypes that distort any meaningful understanding of Africa
Rwanda and the DRC are destined to live together, and that is why focusing on things that would create lasting peace for both of them remains important
With the introduction of for-profit private education in Africa, schools degenerated from being a level playing field where the children of the rich and the poor could grow together to build a better future for their communities to becoming a status symbol
Whatever their cultural or political identity—Left or Right, Conservative or Progressive, Far-Right or Far-Left—political actors in the western world see Africa as a hunting ground
The impact of climate change is global. Therefore, as Africans, we shouldn’t be under any illusion that the emphasis on our home is a result of the West’s love for us
Sports events like the World Cup have played a positive role in reinforcing Africans’ confidence in their own capabilities
The ECOWAS intervention, which was founded on the principle of humanitarianism, is yet to be replicated across Africa
Western academia has realized that Africa is a rich repository of knowledge and ideas, particularly in the area of sustainable use, or conservation of natural resources
History has proven, over and over, that nations do not advance outside of placing indigenous, homegrown and grassroots-based knowledge at the core of development strategies
Macro-economic policy needs to always be firmly anchored to industrial policy, particularly in times of crisis.
Changing our ways of seeing involves the deconstruction of narratives that heavily relies on stereotypes that distort any meaningful understanding of Africa
Rwanda and the DRC are destined to live together, and that is why focusing on things that would create lasting peace for both of them remains important
With the introduction of for-profit private education in Africa, schools degenerated from being a level playing field where the children of the rich and the poor could grow together to build a better future for their communities to becoming a status symbol
Whatever their cultural or political identity—Left or Right, Conservative or Progressive, Far-Right or Far-Left—political actors in the western world see Africa as a hunting ground
The impact of climate change is global. Therefore, as Africans, we shouldn’t be under any illusion that the emphasis on our home is a result of the West’s love for us
Sports events like the World Cup have played a positive role in reinforcing Africans’ confidence in their own capabilities
The ECOWAS intervention, which was founded on the principle of humanitarianism, is yet to be replicated across Africa
Western academia has realized that Africa is a rich repository of knowledge and ideas, particularly in the area of sustainable use, or conservation of natural resources
History has proven, over and over, that nations do not advance outside of placing indigenous, homegrown and grassroots-based knowledge at the core of development strategies
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Part of the problem facing Africa is that the agency to articulate the trials and tribulations of Africans has for long been usurped by foreigners. As a principle, everyone should get involved in debates on Africa, of course. However, rather than Read more