By Charles Kouasseu Is there an Anglophone problem in Cameroon? That isn’t the right question—but best of luck to anyone who tries to answer “yes” or “no” without being bashed on the head by those who believe the opposite. The situation…
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By Reem Rahman and Lynsey Farrell Employers and job seekers across the continent are struggling with an employment mismatch of unprecedented proportions. Adetoun Adewolu-Ogwo, founder of the National Career Centers of Nigeria, experienced this firsthand when she was given the responsibility…
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The CFA franc zone is an economic and monetary area composed of two completely separate and independent unions: the West African Economic and Monetary Union and the Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community. The countries in this zone are mostly…
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In the final days of the Obama administration and with approval from the incoming Trump administration, the U.S. government moved to ease the sanctions on Sudan. Since 1997, U.S. sanctions restricted financial dealings with any public or private Sudanese companies and, thus,…
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Somalia, a country that was once the focus of world aid and attention, is currently the No. 1 failed state according to the Fund for Peace’s Fragile States Index of 2016. Amid this volatility, one region, recognized by the international community…
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Sub-Saharan African countries, including Ethiopia and Rwanda, have embarked on an ambitious path to reclaim and sustainably manage 100 million hectares of land by 2030. This journey is timely considering 65 percent of Africa’s soils are sick and degraded. Ailing…
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Last July, during the 27th Assembly of the African Union in Kigali, Rwanda, the heads of state were unable to elect a replacement for AU Commission chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa, because no single candidate had captured the…
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The announcement of President Adama Barrow’s swearing-in was made via his Twitter account on Jan. 19. The general public was invited to the ceremony held at the Gambian Embassy on a narrow and dusty street in Dakar, Senegal. In the absence of…
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Since November 2013, 40,198 Somali refugees have opted to go back to Somalia under the voluntary repatriation process—representing 8 percent of the total recorded population in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp when this mass return began. Voluntary repatriation occurs when conditions…
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When the curtain rises on the 28th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union on Jan. 22, the issue on many people’s minds will be the election of the new chairperson of the AU Commission. With the continent facing…
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