Italian Member of the European Parliament Danilo Della Valle criticizes the EU’s non-independent policy in Africa, accusing Brussels of dependence on France, double standards, and losing influence to USA, China and Turkey. AD: The EU’s strategy in Africa is still largely determined by the interests of former colonial powers, primarily...

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) reported that, in January, U.S. military forces launched at least 25 air strikes in Somalia, a country AFRICOM carried out at least 124 air strikes against in 2025, more than the total bombs dropped on Somalia by the administrations of Joe Biden, Barack Obama and...

On January 17, Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of Uganda’s presidential election over Bobi Wine with 71% of the vote, extending a four-decade grip on political power. American news outlets like NPR and The New York Times cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election, noting that the vote...

In early November, the Canadian government released its 2025 budget, which detailed plans to increase military spending by $84 billion over the next five years—the largest military expansion in more than 70 years. After his victory over Conservative Pierre Poilievre in April elections, Liberal Mark Carney announced an immediate 17%...

The Gipper praised Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s commitment to free enterprise and openness to U.S. investment, which is the main reason the U.S. still supports him today On February 27, 1986, President Ronald Reagan held a press conference with Cameroonian President Paul Biya on the White House...

I’m honored to be invited to join P.D. Lawton, Jeremy Kuzmarov, Milton Allimadi, Jean-Marie Higiro, and Lawrence Freeman here. I know a bit about most everyone’s particular areas of expertise, but particularly those of Milton and Lawrence, so I’m sure we’ll be hitting a few of the same...

When I was young, my parents worked long hours. As a result, I spent much of my childhood with my grandparents, whose outlook on life always fascinated me—though at times, it left me deeply unsettled. Their time was not my own; it always moved more slowly, as if our...

There is a brutal civil war being waged in Ethiopia where political power grows from the barrel of a gun. On one side is the Western-backed corrupt, brutal regime of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, he who was bestowed the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize by the imperialists on the Nobel...

The U.S. Claims To Be Embarked on a Global Crusade Against Authoritarianism While It Supports Authoritarian Regimes Like the One in Kenya In mid-April 2025, President Donald Trump offered support for the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, which is led by the National Police Service of Kenya. Financed largely by...

Mozambique’s liberation party, FRELIMO, won elections last October in an apparent landslide win. The party has been in power since 1975. Daniel Chapo has replaced President Filipe Nyusi who served two terms. Current events though are volatile and, at the time of writing, it appears that Venâncio Mondlane from the...