Eyes on how Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu will deal with Boko Haram insurgency
By the time he is sworn in on May 29, President-elect Bola Tinubu should be fully aware that the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria presents an immense challenge to his government. After being declared winner of the February 25 presidential election, he has likely started working on the transition, including...
US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Africa as Russia and China deepen roots on the continent
US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Africa later this month, her office announced on Monday, becoming the most senior Biden administration official to visit the continent. Her trip comes as the administration seeks to bolster its relationships with African countries, as competitors like Russia and China have made...
Ukraine war: There’s good reason to worry ugly history is repeating itself today in Eastern Europe
For nearly a decade in the 1980s, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and the newly founded Islamic Republic of Iran waged a merciless war against each other. The fighting saw the return of World War I-style human-wave offensives, trench warfare, and chemical weapons attacks. Although it dragged on for years, the Iran-Iraq...
