The Africa Briefing Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jon Offei-Ansah
I can’t get my head round western nations trying use their economic muscle to coerce African countries to relax laws against LGBTQ. It is very paternalistic
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's appointment as the new Director-General of the WTO validates the competence and leadership skills of African women
The United States will never be able to compete with the Chinese on financing large-scale infrastructure, subsidising private industry, or even the whole-of-government approach that Beijing brings to its diplomacy in Africa. Instead, the U.S. should build on the areas where it has an advantage over the Chinese
Presient Trump has urged Egypt to blow up Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam, saying “They should have stopped it long before it was started.”
Nigerian youth have learnt that two decades of democratic rule have brought scant change.
The increasing trend of presidents in sub-Saharan Africa extending their term limits is tantamount to coups
The decision by the eight countries, led by Cote d’Ivoire, to jettison the CFA in favour of a new regional currency, the Eco, is welcome as an assertion of their sovereignty. France formally accepted the move this month after a Bill was ratified by the Council of Ministers in Paris.
There is currently a renewed interest in African-plant-based medicines in the prevention and cure of various diseases. Medicinal plants still play an important role in healthcare system in African countries. So now is the time for Africa to buck the trend and be leaders instead of followers.
The Pan African Human Rights Defenders Network has demanded immediate remedial action over the xenophobic, racist and inhuman treatment of Africans in China and called on African leaders to demand a full and independent investigation into the violations.
African governments must step up from diplomatic posturing and rhetoric to concrete action to compel the Chinese authorities to protect Africans in China from the rampant racism and xenophobia
The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for African leaders to re-examine their priorities.