Zimbabwe’s head of state, Robert Mugabe, has died at the age of 95 after months of medical treatment in Singapore. He died a world away from the nation that had defined him and whose legacy continues to define Zimbabwe. His end was far from the … Continue readingMUGABE & THE MEANING OF LEGACY
BY SARAH SAID – In my mind, with perfect clarity, the afternoon reconstructs itself. It was reserved particularly for Olumide Yinka-Kehinde, a then nineteen something Nigerian-Australian economics and computer science major. A friend, above all else. Following one of his many extracurricular obligations, I watched as he ambled through the automatic gates of Campus … Continue readingDEVELOPING AFRICAN CULTURE IN AUSTRALIA
April 11th, 2019 is another significant date the citizens of Sudan will add to their history. “Just fall, that is all” were the chants that echoed outside the residence of the now former President Omar al-Bashir whose thirty-year regime was toppled Thursday after months of … Continue readingTHE FALL OF OMAR EL-BASHIR: THE COUP TO END ALL COUPS?
Although Sudan didn’t experience the Arab Spring in 2011, the recent wave of demonstrations occurring in the country suggests that it could finally be their turn. These demonstrations have been occurring since 19 December 2018 and are caused by the rise in the price of … Continue readingARAB SPRING LEGACY IN SUDAN
Viewers around the world held their collective breath on July 7 as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed disembarked his plane in the Eritrean capital of Asmara. This was, after all, the first time an Ethiopian leader had set foot in Eritrea since Africa’s second most … Continue readingETHIO – ERITREAN PEACE: OLD FOES EMBRACE AS NEW FACES SEEK TO RESHAPE THE HORN OF AFRICA
As global tributes continue to commemorate the death of Kofi Annan, seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, we reflect on the legacy that he left behind. During his ten years as Secretary-General (1997-2006), various conflicts and challenges to the world persisted. But so too did … Continue readingVALE KOFI ATTA ANNAN: A TRIBUTE TO THE 7TH SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
In the first presidential election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed victory, winning 50.8% of the vote. With all 10 provinces declared, challenger and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa attained only 44.3% of the vote. By winning a slight majority of … Continue readingTHE CROCODILE BITES: MNANGAGWA CLAIMS VICTORY IN ZIMBABWE
By Alex Readman – O Egyptians, In January 25, 2011, when you wanted to change the world, you did. When you want something, you always do it. President Sisi January 11th 2014 (prior to his presidency) Promising religious plurality, government accountability, liberal economic reform and … Continue readingHIGH HOPES: THE SISI PRESIDENCY AND REFORM IN EGYPT
“The interests of the State and the interests of Religion are two entirely different things” Q. Cardinal Richelieu1 In the time of the Thirty Years’ War and the subsequent formation of the modern state system, Cardinal Richelieu sought to reform French national priorities by subordinating … Continue readingMALI AND THE TUAREG: ABANDONED BY GOD