Ghana is Getting Nothing for Being the Pentagon’s Puppet in West Africa

Ghana is Getting Nothing for Being the Pentagon’s Puppet in West Africa

Ghana recently ratified a military agreement with the US. The deal essentially turns the West African country into an American military garrison because it allows the Pentagon full transit and basing rights for its troops and contractors, protects them with immunity from local prosecution for any suspected crimes that they commit on Ghanaian soil, and…

As US Global Influence Recedes, Secession Demands Grow

As US Global Influence Recedes, Secession Demands Grow

One of the more welcomed outcomes of the paring back of the US State Department bureaucracy is the elimination of scores of “status quo enthusiasts.” Since the end of World War II, the State Department’s ranks have been populated by foreign service officers and career diplomats who have championed the international status quo. These minions…

2018 Outlook: Africa

2018 Outlook: Africa

Africa’s known for its internal divisions and predisposition to conflicts, especially those which are encouraged from abroad, and it’s with this in mind that there are plenty of reasons to worry about its stability in 2018. Proceeding from North Africa to Southern Africa, Egypt is regularly attacked by terrorists in the Sinai and elsewhere, posing…

Sudan is Indispensable to China’s Silk Road Vision for Africa

Sudan is Indispensable to China’s Silk Road Vision for Africa

The news that China will build a railway from the Red Sea city of Port Sudan to the Chadian capital of N’Djamena proves just how serious Beijing is about pioneering a transcontinental Sahelian-Saharan Silk Road to more easily connect Africa’s largest country of Nigeria to the Eurasian landmass, bringing with it plenty of multipolar opportunities…

Nigeria Seizes 2.5 Tonnes of Rice Made from Plastic

Nigeria Seizes 2.5 Tonnes of Rice Made from Plastic

A fake and poisonous rice has been discovered by officials; smuggled into the Nigeria by unscrupulous businessmen. This goes in the record year of seizures of food and drink products seized across the world. Nigeria’s border officials have confirmed the seizure of rice weighing around 2.5 tonnes, was made from plastic and intended for distribution to…

Boko Haram: A Quest for Dominance or Simply Terrorism on Steroids?

Boko Haram: A Quest for Dominance or Simply Terrorism on Steroids?

The scourge of Boko Haram is a well-known disaster to the Nigerian state, but one aspect that has not been looked at by the international community is the issue of the identity crisis of minorities and the domineering attitude of the majority. To the average outside viewer the Nigerian State is a multi-ethnic, multicultural with…