Global Perspectives

OpinionPolitics & Policy

The World Bank needs to reform and adapt to the changing world order

By nominating an American to head the World Bank, President Trump is continuing an outmoded tradition that does not take into account significant changes in the global distribution of power
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2010
Opinion

How Russia is growing its strategic influence in Africa

More than a quarter of a century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin seems to have new aspirations in Africa. This is in line with his desire to restore Russia to great power status
Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe) in Moscow in January 2019
Opinion

It’s becoming clearer that Mnangagwa is not Zimbabwe’s saviour

The last few days have wiped out any trust people might have had in the ability of the November 2017 coup that toppled Robert Mugabe to bring democratic and socio-economic rights to Zimbabwe’s long-suffering people
Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe) in Moscow in January 2019
Energy, Oil & GasOpinion

African cities that seize green opportunities will flourish

Green technologies can generate employment, ease pressure on infrastructure and lower energy costs, especially for poorer households
Wind turbines at a wind farm in Cape Town, South Africa
Opinion

Kofi Annan’s unfinished green revolution

Kofi Annan championed many global causes during his distinguished life and career, but no issue was more important to him than tackling hunger and spurring growth through agriculture
Kofi Annan addresses the African Green Revolution Forum in 2012.
Opinion

Kofi Annan’s mixed record at the United Nations

Kofi Annan's tenure at the United Nations, where he was the head of its peacekeeping and later Secretary General, is marked by great human tragedies as well as episodes of progress
Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, who died on 18 August 2018
OpinionPolitics & Policy

The case for an African alternative to the ICC

There’s a case to be made for Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. This is because there are alternatives.
A sitting of the UN Security Council in New York, April 2017
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Zimbabwe’s historic elections: Change, but no change

Both presidential candidates and political parties in Zimbabwe's election promised peace and a new beginning. But, when the chips were down and the votes began to show a familiar trend of Zanu-PF dominance, both parties resorted to old tactics.
Zimbabwean soldiers during 2017 coup against Robert Mugabe
Opinion

What’s stopping the African Union from opening up Africa’s borders?

There are major obstacles that need to be cleared before the ambition of free movement across the continent can be achieved, such as concerns raised by the continent’s major economies like South Africa where unemployment rates are high
A ferry in Mombasa.
OpinionPolitics & Policy

After Mugabe, all eyes are on Museveni: how long can he cling to power?

In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni – who has been in power for almost 30 years – clings on, is plotting to change the constitution so that he can stand in the 2021 elections. How long can he stay in power?
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