Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

Tunisia: Tensions remain encircled between presidential candidates

Tunisians will be going to the polls on Sunday to elect their next leader. Moncef Marzouki and Beji Caid Essebsi will face each other in the second of voting. Campaigning has been so far peaceful and Tunisians are hoping that that it will persist after the announcement of the election results. Unlike other countries that […]

German chancellor, on ‘charm offensive’ in East Africa, backs G20 seat for AU

Germany supports the inclusion of the African Union (AU) in the G20 group of nations, the country’s Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said on Thursday, May 4, as he arrived in Kenya on a three-day trip in East Africa, that will also take him to Kenya. The visits are meant to advance talks on trade and co-operation […]

Morocco Efficiently Uses Soft Power to Expand footprint in Africa- World Politics Review

Morocco is illustrative of a rising power that has cannily deployed its soft power toolbox, including investments, human development projects, media, culture and religion to boost stability in the Sahel and Africa. In an article on the World Politics Review on the contribution of four main players in the security arena in the region, Morocco […]