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Trump’s Africa summit: offshoring the US’s immigration problem?

Last week, US President Donald Trump hosted a mini-summit with five African leaders at the White House, which was surprising given his stance towards the continent
President Donald Trump speaks with President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon in the Oval Office, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, before a multilateral luncheon with African leaders
East African CommunityPolitics & Policy

Open borders in East Africa: great strides, but still a long way to go

Compared to the rest of Africa, East Africa has made greater strides towards facilitating the free movement of people across borders in search of work
People crossing the border from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Bunagana, in the south-west of Uganda.
Politics & Policy

Four things every peace treaty needs, and how the DRC–Rwanda deal measures up

One agreement is rarely enough to resolve a complex conflict; deals are often part of a series, sometimes between different actors. They often refer to previously concluded ones, and will be referred to by subsequent ones
Four officers from a joint police force comprising elements of the United Nations Police and the Congolese National Police, armed with guns and batons, patrol a busy area of Goma, a city in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in December 2011.
CommoditiesPolitics & Policy

Critical minerals and technology dependency: key G20 issues for Africa

Thirty percent of the world’s critical minerals come from Africa, and their access is a priority for South Africa’s government during its G20 presidency this year
Landscape photograph of a brown mountain
East African CommunityPolitics & Policy

Will the US-brokered deal between Rwanda and DRC will pave the way for peace?

Any peace efforts must acknowledge the political nature of the crisis in eastern DRC, including the consequences of the failed power-sharing agreement between Kabila and Tshisekedi
Five men wearing combat fatigues and carrying guns
East African CommunityPolitics & Policy

What are the chances of success for the US-brokered peace deal signed by DRC and Rwanda?

On 27 June 2025, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement under the auspices of the United States
Trump Rwanda Democratic Republic of Congo ministers
Politics & Policy

How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary could ripple across the USA

To people of colour and immigrants, Mamdani — a true New Yorker — is one of them: his parents are from Uganda and India. His interesting background brought together limousine liberals and aunties from Bangladesh
Zohran Mamdani at the resist fascism rally in Bryant Park on October 27th 2024
EconomyPolitics & Policy

African finance ministers shouldn’t be getting involved in bond deals – that’s what the experts are for!

Recent developments show that most eurobonds owned by African countries have not been structured properly. As a result, African countries are paying way over the odds relative to their sovereign risks
Seedlings growing on coins, in soil medium
HealthPolitics & Policy

How can Uganda’s tax system be reformed to free up small businesses?

Uganda is one of the countries that's been hit hardest by recent cuts to international aid, especially with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) being shut down
A female worker at a garments factory
Politics & Policy

The US is now involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Here are three possible next steps

Early Sunday, US warplanes and submarines struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, where the Iranians have a uranium enrichment plant buried about 80 metres beneath a mountain
Trump and members of his cabinet
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