In the past 12 months, in my quest for a deeper understanding of leadership and solution-based politics, I have developed a growing interest in political developments beyond Africa. I...
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WASHINGTON TURNS TRADE INTO WEAPON OF DIPLOMACY AGAINST RWANDA, SOUTH AFRICA
For 26 years, the United States of America has offered African countries preferential access to its enormous consumer market. Now, Washington is reminding them that the privilege comes with...
On the night of 10 October 2026, I was not in Bangkok, Thailand, where history was being made. I was thousands of kilometres away, at The Super Dome in...
The Battle for FIFA Has Entered a New Phase Two weeks ago, in a conversation with some soccer fans about FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the crisis he is...
Last year, a friend of mine from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), living in Sweden, was preparing to travel to Uganda. During his previous visits, the DRC was...
When world leaders gathered in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, they spoke in the language of diplomats – targets, frameworks, mechanisms and finance goals. But for millions of...
Sweden’s decision this week to phase out its bilateral development cooperation with Tanzania has sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles. It is not merely a budget decision, nor an administrative...
When COP30 drew to a close yesterday in Belém, Brazil, it was not just another multilateral ceremony. It was a moment for African leaders and negotiators to insist their...