By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HISTORY IS made as Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah assumes office as the nation’s first female president. Her inauguration on Friday reinforces the ruling South-West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)’s decades-long political dominance following her decisive victory in the November 2024 elections. Nandi-Nd...
By Paul Ejime THE crippling fuel shortages in Niger and the change in thinking towards development aid by the developed World are clear warnings to Africa on the urgent need to deepen regional integration, and more so for the self-proclaimed Alliance of Sahel States, AES countries, making a public show of quitting the Economic Community [&hell...
By Joke Kujenya DECADES OF geopolitical maneuvering and unfulfilled assurances have intensified tensions between Russia and the West, with NATO’s eastward expansion emerging as a central factor in the Ukraine conflict. It is traced down to the collapse of a 1991 understanding meant to prevent NATO’s approach toward Russian borders is now seen...
By Paul Ejime BY THREATENING to expel the joint mission of ECOWAS and the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) from Guinea-Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who has been ruling his country as a dictator, has not only displayed unacceptable hostility but utter disregard to the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AFRICA’s PUSH for a robust digital economy has received a major boost with the designation of Nigeria as the continent’s Digital Trade Champion. The African Union (AU) conferred this title at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, acknowl...
By Paul Ejime ECOWAS IS struggling to whip its wayward member States into line, but the list of leaders undermining the principles and objectives of the 15-nation West African regional economic bloc is growing. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, which proclaimed themselves the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, are making every effort to quit, while [&...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE SERIES of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump has raised widespread concerns, with potential impacts reverberating across borders and sectors. Among these are policies targeting immigration, leadership changes within federal agencies, and controversial measures challenging long-standin...
By Paul Ejime MOST AFRICAN countries make a ritual of adding the word “Independent” or “Autonomous” to the name of their electoral commissions. In reality, their election umpires are anything but, even where the national constitution guarantees the so-called independence. The “indefinite suspension” of Madam Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, Chairpe...
By Paul Ejime THE ECONOMIC Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is 50 this year. However, for those who care about the future of the organisation once acclaimed as a trailblazer in regional economic integration, especially conflict management and resolution, the situation calls more for a deep reflection and introspection instead of poppi...
By JKNewsMedia WIDESPREAD FOOD insecurity continues to plague Somalia, with 6.9 million people projected to need humanitarian assistance in 2024. Factors like severe weather, insecurity, disease outbreaks, and poverty have created a critical situation for vulnerable populations. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ha...
