The likely fallout from Trump turning his back on Africa
Donald Trump’s lack of interest in Africa spells trouble for the world. BY USMAN MAMA (With reporting by Lou Sifa) More than eighteen months a after Donald Trump won the …
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The Diaspora African Forum celebrates one-decade milestone
BY LOU SIFA The Diaspora African Forum (DAF), an initiative endorsed by the African Union which serves as a platform for Blacks in the Diaspora to return to Africa or …
Trump’s attempt to ban refugees will hurt Africa. But there’s not a lot it can do
BY CRISTIANO D’ORSI An Executive Order issued by US President Donald Trump’s administration on January 27th suspended all refugee admission for 120 days from seven Muslim countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, …
The real reason Trump won: White fright
BY CHRISTOPHER SEBASTIAN PARKER Many presidents have assumed the reins of a divided nation, but we’ve never seen anything like the reaction to Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential election. It …
Why the surge of anti-black racism during Obama’s presidency?
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The second trending item on Yahoo! for a good part of the day on October 24th, 2012—that is 12 days before the November 6th, 2012 U.S. presidential …
Race and racism after Obama: where do we go from here?
BY CHRISTOPHER SEBASTIAN PARKER Last night marked the final time President Obama will address the nation as its commander-in-chief, an event signaling the beginning of the end of the “Obama …
Ivory Coast’s journey to democracy: an under-reported good news story
BY JOHN J. STREMLAU Ivory Coast is rapidly becoming a politically capable democracy – one able to inspire and partner with its neighbours in recovering from decades of chaos and …
The risk of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: too many goals, too little focus
BY HENRIK SELIN As the world’s leaders gather at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York City this week, they face a busy agenda. Among their many tasks is the …
Explainer: why some European countries do more than others to help refugees
BY TIM HATTON Not since World War II has Europe faced a refugee crisis comparable with the situation unfolding at its borders at the moment. The European response has been, to put …
African women to be honored during a high-profile Awards Gala dinner in New York
BY LISA FRENCH This year marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Fourth Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995, when 189 countries signed an action plan aimed at …