Towards an Agroecology for Africa
As a victim of global warming, despite being marginally responsible, the African agricultural sector faces a double challenge: improving...
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Afsaneh Hachemian
Oct 268 min read
No Strings Attached? The Strengths and Weaknesses of China's Infrastructure Projects in Africa
The recent engagements between China and Africa, as well as China’s expanding presence on the global market have provoked polarising...
CYIS
Oct 264 min read
Impact of COVID-19 on Official Development Assistance in African countries
Official development assistance (ODA) is defined by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) as government aid that promotes and...
Angel Cortez
Aug 14, 20226 min read
The Sahel: Food Insecurity and the Role of Youth
Sahel food crisis 2012: drought response in Mauritania . Photo by Pablo Tosco/Oxfam . Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ...
Stephanny Ulivieri
Mar 12, 202210 min read
The world’s blind spots: Underreported humanitarian emergencies
Sudan: A Forgotten Crisis . Photo by: EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Last...
Afsaneh Hachemian
Mar 1, 20228 min read
No end in sight? Where the Ethiopian crisis stands today
Oromo Liberation Front rebels . Photo by: Jonathan Alpeyrie. Licensed under: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Licence In...
Afsaneh Hachemian
Nov 17, 20219 min read
A Looming Security Threat: Mozambique’s Jihadi Insurgency & Links to Drug Trafficking
Since 2017, a heavily armed ISIS-affiliated group known as “al-Shabaab” (previously “Ahlu Sunnah wal-Jamaa”) has repeatedly engaged in...
Afsaneh Hachemian
Oct 9, 202110 min read
Mali: The Effects of Climate Change in Conflict-Affected Areas.
Over the last decades, Mali has suffered immensely from rising temperatures, variability in rainfall, and armed conflict.
Andjela Draganic
Aug 25, 20219 min read
The Ovaherero and Nama Genocide: Why is Germany’s recent recognition not enough?
On 15 May 2021, Germany and Namibia agreed on a Joint Declaration addressing Germany’s colonial crimes after six years of negotiations....
Lionel Ameis & Georgios C. Kostaras
Nov 5, 20206 min read
Hidden in plain sight: do Biden and Trump converge on US foreign policy?
There is little doubt that if Joe Biden wins the election, his foreign policy stance will look markedly different from Trump’s. After...
Lucía Palacio Sasse & Morane Verhoeven
Nov 5, 20204 min read
Breaking down the challenges ahead for Guinea’s sustainable economic growth
As elections in Guinea saw Alpha Condé securing his third term as president, political unrest and growing economic instability called for...
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