African Politics

The economic weight of Southern actors at the global level over the last two decades has been unprecedented in speed and scale. Whilst growth levels of western economies plummeted following the 2008-2009 financial crisis, developing economies continued to grow at high rates, largely driven by a variety of factors, including sound industrial policies and investments

In every century there are a few names and events that mark history. When I attended the first public speech by Nelson Mandela after he was released from prison I could not have imagined that this man was going to be the absolute rallying personality of the century. The reason why, in that square in

This year Africa celebrates fifty years since the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); never before has the continent been so poised to reap the benefit of its enormous resources. Sweeping political and economic changes over half a century have reformed global power structures, reconfigured international relations and led to serious rethinking of

The celebration of fifty years of Pan-African institutional history is a time for reflection.  Like the famous mythical Sankofa bird symbol, Africans must look into their past to create their future; acknowledging our previous mistakes and learning from them but also celebrating our successes and building on them. This is aptly captured in the theme