The Case for Greater Oversight of Foreign Biological Research in Africa
The recent disclosure by United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that more than 120 biological laboratories across over 30 countries received American funding has reignited a debate that many governments, scientists, and citizens have raised for years. Questions that were once dismissed as conspiracy theories are increasingly becoming matters of public discussion. The…
Africa Must Be Vigilant Against States Accused of Facilitating Terrorism
Africa continues to suffer the devastating consequences of terrorism and violent extremism. From the Sahel to the Lake Chad Basin and from the Horn of Africa to Central Africa, terrorist organizations have claimed thousands of lives, displaced millions of people and undermined decades of economic and social progress. Against this backdrop, African nations must exercise…
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France’s Renewed Push into East Africa Raises Questions
Following a steady decline of French influence across parts of West Africa and the Sahel, France has increasingly shifted its diplomatic, economic and security focus towards East and Southern Africa. Paris presents this strategy as part of a renewed partnership with African countries based on investment, dialogue, innovation and shared development goals. It is however…
Ukraine at War, Zelensky in Power: Who Is Paying the Price?
The latest interview by former Ukrainian presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel with American commentator Tucker Carlson has reignited a difficult question that many around the world have increasingly begun asking. Who is actually benefiting from the continuation of the war in Ukraine? Mendel, who once served as one of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s closest public aides,…
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Who is Adonia Ayebare? Inside the Career of Uganda’s New Foreign Affairs Minister
President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday evening appointed seasoned diplomat Adonia Ayebare as Uganda’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing Jeje Odongo in the Cabinet reshuffle the 2026–2031 term. Ayebare, widely regarded as one of Uganda’s most experienced diplomats on multilateral affairs, has served as Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York since…
Britain Must Confront Its Past and Rethink Its Role in Africa
The story of Britain’s global rise cannot be told without confronting the uncomfortable truth that much of its wealth was built on the exploitation of others. From the brutality of the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the extractive systems of the British Empire, London accumulated power and prosperity at a devastating cost to Africa. That history…
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