How Foreign Influence Fuels Tension and Instability in African PoliticsAfrica’s Democracy
Recent protests in Tanzania following elections have reopened an old and uncomfortable debate across Africa. Tanzanian government officials say the demonstrations were funded and encouraged by Western actors. Back home in Uganda, President Museveni has repeatedly accused Western governments of trying to influence the country’s politics by financing opposition parties and civil society organisations. Similar…
Why Washington’s sudden interest in DR Congo is about minerals, not peace
Washington recently hosted a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They called it a breakthrough, a real chance to finally end years of bloodshed in eastern Congo. But really changed. Days after the ink dried, fighting flared up again. Civilians kept running for their lives. Honestly, for people living through the…
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The End of an Era: Russia and China Challenge Eight Decades Of Dollar Arrogance
For over eight decades, the U.S. dollar has reigned supreme, its dominance woven into the fabric of global finance. But as history teaches us, no empire lasts forever. The dollar’s arrogance, born of decades of unchallenged supremacy, is now being challenged by a rising tide of strategic ingenuity and philosophical awakening. This shift is being…
Why the West Must Let Africa to Solve its Own Problems
Tanzania recently had presidential elections, which were won by the incumbent Samia Suluhu of CCM. After the results were announced, there were some protests in parts of Tanzania, but the government managed to calm things down and stabilize the country, even though there were outside efforts to stir up trouble. Many people in Tanzania, officials,…
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AFRICOM is Another Tool of Neocolonialism, Africa Must Tame it
For years now, African leaders, thinkers, and activists haven’t stopped warning about the growing footprint of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). On paper, it’s about fighting terrorists, boosting security, and bringing stability. But in reality, it has become a tool for pushing American interests right across Africa. The way it is set up chips…
Rwanda–DRC Peace Becomes a U.S. Political Showcase
The spectacle of President Kagame and President Tshisekedi awkwardly shaking hands in the U.S., with American officials cheering loudly in the background, was less a moment of reconciliation and more a staged performance of influence. Peace was not negotiated in Goma, Nairobi, Addis Ababa or Arusha—places that carry the scars of conflict and have invested…
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