By Comrade Gerald O. Katchy MILITARY INTERVENTIONS in Africa are no longer the exception; they are fast becoming a pattern. In many countries the arrival of juntas is greeted with hope for reform. But soon enough, the bright promises of “restoring order” darken into mechanisms that ensure rulers remain seat-tight: constitution-tweaks, delayed...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE BUDGET for the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, a landmark infrastructure project linking Nigeria to Morocco, has surged beyond $25 billion, according to Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition, Leila Benali. She said the transcontinental pipeline is set to deliver gas to around 400 million p...
By Paul Ejime MAURITANIA’s DR Sidi Ould Tah, elected the 9th president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 29th May 2025, is an economist with an impressive track record and experience in international finance and banking. However, his coming coincides with a period of a fragmented and conflict-prone world, with Africa facin...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu FIFTY-SEVEN years ago, almost to the month, celebrated Kenyan political scientist, Ali Mazrui observed that “for some reason, a disproportionate number of the historic acts of violence in Africa since independence have tended to happen in the months of January and February.” He had good reason for this. In January 1961...
By Joke Kujenya AS COP29 approaches, environmental activists and food justice advocates have rallied for urgent climate action. The conference, set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024, has spurred a series of critical discussions regarding global climate policy. Ahead of the conference, the Health of Mother Earth Fo...
By Joke Kujenya COMMUNITIES IN Africa impacted by climate change and corporate exploitation now have a new platform to share their experiences and fight for climate justice. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and U.S.-based Corporate Accountability (CA) are launching the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBBP) Storyt...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has commended South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for his significant contributions to promoting democracy across the African continent. During a visit to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, Tinubu applauded Ramaphosa’s efforts, particularly highlighting the South Afr...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu LESS THAN a decade ago, the detention centre of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Scheveningen on the outskirts of The Hague could easily have been mistaken for a committee meeting of leaders of the African Union. One of its long-term guests was Laurent Gbagbo, a former president of Côte d’Ivoire. […]
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated the necessity of fortifying regional economic communities to enhance integration and trade relations among African nations, viewing these as pivotal to deepening democracy and spurring development across the continent. Addressing the Summit on the State of Democracy in Africa in Abuja ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter PRESIDENT of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for a concerted effort to reshape the narrative about Africa in the media landscape, emphasizing the need to highlight the continent’s achievements and potential to counter prevailing negative stereotypes. Speaking ...
