Trump inflicting considerable damage on Africa

As far as Africa is concerned Trump is present where he shouldn’t be and absent where he should be.

President Trump is largely vague on Africa except in the area of ‘the war on terror’ and the killing of civilians. When it…

The Security Debate Africa Needs

The most flagrant and widely deplored contradiction is between Africa’s self-image of owning its own security and a reality in which many of its territories are overrun by foreign forces and its united military projections are sharply limited, its coastline fully…

Africa’s Catch of Circling the Wagons with US Special Forces

Common defense and security policy has been the constant theme of the African Union. Ten years after a declaration of principles on African ownership we are witnessing subdued emotions and reversal of fortunes. Conversely…

How best to use the BRICS

The upcoming BRICS Summit marks the start of a new phase in Cyril Ramaphosa’s international standing. Though the hype around BRICS has noticeably died down new chair South Africa must use the opportunity to revitalize the bloc in a way it helps alternative political forces. Central…

Key Issues on South Africa and the Fragile Edges of African Security.

The development of African approaches to peace building in the last decade is not only in response to new types of conflicts and the need to align with the prevailing normative framework but was also…

The Upcoming Elections in the DRC: What’s at Stake?

Presidential, legislative and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are scheduled to take place on 23 December 2018, following a two-year lapse since the expiration of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate. The polls could potentially bring about the…

Panel 4: Emerging Economies and Africa (Great Hall, King’s College London, Strand. 15:45–17:15)

Chair: Dr Roberta Comunian, Reader in Creative Economies, King’s College London

Speakers

Emerging powers, Ethiopia and the Horn

US Military in Africa: Perpetuation in the Face of Endless Failures.

The element in US military spread in Africa that may turn out to be the most significant is the very one that Washington has chosen to ignore —delivery. The developing security situation in many parts of the…

How Serious are Ramaphosa’s Overtures?

Cyril Ramaphosa’s fate, ever since his election to the Chairmanship of the African National Congress/ANC/, has been to be compared to Thabo Mbeki. This is particularly true of South Africa’s standing in Africa and the world. The incoherence in South African…

Can the AU Win SADC’s Approval?

Liesl Louw-Vaudran

African Union (AU) chairperson, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat travelled to Windhoek, Namibia, recently to address the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit. This…