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The Impact of Political Leadership on Economic Development in Nigeria

Hlaffiliate — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 02:16:09 +0000

By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, PhD. Executive Director, Centre for Faith and Community Development (CFCD) INTRODUCTION The traditional concept of leadership is based on the notion that leaders are selected to command control and make final decisions for the collective group. However, through this viewpoint, leadership is viewed not only as an exercise of authority but […]

Senegal February 2024, When a statesman steps down in Africa

Jennifer Maas — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:04:26 +0000

The presidential election in Senegal is already noteworthy before it even happens on 25 February 2024. This is because President Macky Sall told the world last summer that he would be stepping down and would not run in the election, thereby fully respecting the end of his constitutional term. As he put it, he has […]

The Fulani, Neopastoralism and Jihadism in Nigeria

Sara Whitman — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:55:32 +0000

The relationship between the Fulani, corruption and neo-pastoralism, i.e. the purchase of large herds of cattle by wealthy city dwellers to hide ill-gotten money. By Teodor Detchev The previous two parts of this analysis, titled “The Sahel – Conflicts, Coups and Migration Bombs” and “The Fulani and Jihadism in West Africa”, discussed the rise of […]

The Fulani and Jihadism in West Africa (II)

Erin Silvia — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:04:49 +0000

By Teodor Dechev The previous part of this analysis, entitled “Sahel – Conflicts, Coups and Migration Bombs”, addressed the issue of the rise of terrorist activity in West Africa and the inability to end the guerrilla war waged by Islamic radicals against government troops in Mali, Burkina Faso , Niger, Chad and Nigeria. The issue […]

Sahel – conflicts, coups and migration bombs (I)

Daniela Daecher — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:58:32 +0000

by Teodor Dechev The beginning of the new cycle of violence in the Sahel countries can be tentatively linked to the Arab Spring. The link isn’t really symbolic and it’s not related to someone’s “inspirational example”. The direct link is related to the participation of the Tuareg armed militias, which for decades have been fighting […]

Alp Services behind a vast campaign of denunciation in France and Belgium, the shadow of the United Arab Emirates

Elisabeth McGowan — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:02:17 +0000

Last March, an article entitled “The dirty secrets of a Smear campaign” appeared in the well-known American media outlet The New Yorker, providing a little more insight into Abu Dhabi’s all-out strategy for eliminating its enemies. In it, David D. Kirkpatrick reveals how a Swiss company, Alp Services, run by the famous Mario Brero, who […]

The African Civil Society Forum for Democracy Vigorously Condemns the Military Coup in Niger

Lucinda Dommelen — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:53:16 +0000

Rabat – Mr. Hammouch Lahcen, President of the African Civil Society Forum for Democracy, expresses his deepest concern and strongly condemns the recent military coup in Niger. We firmly believe in the primacy of democracy and the need to respect the will of the people, expressed through free and fair elections. President Bazoum, democratically elected […]

Europe’s Dilemma: Confronting Sudan’s Kizan Islamists

Yuki Dobber — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:59:15 +0000

Sudan is an opportunity for the Brotherhood to expand its influence. The sanctions imposed on Sudan do not provide solutions to rein in the Brotherhood (Al-Kizan), whose movements took military dimensions by recruiting its members to defend the army, taking advantage of the turbulent security situation to expand its influence, and why not turn Sudan into […]

Lebanon, Omar Harfouch garnered numerous support during his visit to the European Parliament

Lucinda Dommelen — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:54:11 +0000

On June 13th 2023, following the plenary session organised in the European Parliament in Strasbourg about the situation in Lebanon. Omar Harfouch, a political and human rights activist, met with a series of MEPs in the European Parliament in order to raise awareness concerning the human rights situation in Lebanon and the need to act […]

Omar Harfouch, a Lebanon native, received a lot of support during his visit at the European Parliament

Juan Sanchez Gil — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:56:03 +0000

The European Parliament held a plenary session in Strasbourg on the situation in Lebanon on June 13th, 2023. Omar Harfouch is a political and human-rights activist who met with MEPs at the European Parliament to raise awareness about the human rights situation in Lebanon. In his office, Vice-President Othmar Kars held a long meeting to […]