Trump Administration Kicks Off A New “Scramble for Africa”

The scram­ble for Africa, involv­ing the divi­sion and col­o­niza­tion of the African con­ti­nent by Euro­pean pow­ers began in 1881. Many of the ills, includ­ing civ­il wars, as well as the pil­lag­ing of the con­ti­nen­t’s resources, have been blamed on colo­nial and neo-colo­­nial ten­den­cies per­pe­trat­ed by West­ern and East­ern coun­tries. But a new fight for political…

African Nations’ Participation in the 2018 World Cup in Russia

Edi­tor’s Note: As the 2018 World Cup in Rus­sia pro­gressed we assigned Ife Nwosu to give us a score­card of what was hap­pen­ing. Here you’ll find Ife’s obser­va­tions, first record­ed in July. This year’s World Cup is tak­ing place in Rus­sia. And as always, the com­pe­ti­tion is fierce, espe­cial­ly among the four African coun­tries still participating.…