23 MAY 23 2021 By KEVIN C. PYLE Kevin C. Pyle is an artist and illustrator and the author of several graphic novels and nonfiction books, including “Migrant: Stories of Hope and Resilience.” Source: Los Angeles Times
8 July 2021 Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam construction on the upper Nile River has caused a decade of regional tensions (EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP/File) Ethiopia’s construction of a massive dam on a tributary of the Nile River, which the UN Security Council meets about on Thursday, is raising regional tensions notably with Egypt, which depends on the Nile […]
7 July 2021 By Howard W. French One of the most important problems in modern African history is also among the most widely misunderstood. For decades, both journalists and scholars have lamented that Africa’s borders were drawn up by outside powers, beginning with Europe’s so-called Scramble for Africa, between 1881 and World War I. This […]
12 Nov 12 2019 Alasdair Lane Clinging desperately to the truck’s undercarriage, it’s hard to imagine the boy’s terror. What horrors drove him to the Spanish border, we’ll never know. The 13-year-old dropped under the lorry’s wheel, and his tiny body was crushed. Another life lost in Europe’s unremitting migrant crisis; but not, like most, […]
July 6, 2021 By Mujib Dada-Qadri What astonishes me most about secession and self-determination as controversial topics is the fact that virtually all countries of the world have threats or agitations for secession; it doesn’t matter whether the country is economically prosperous or not. The fundamental reason why it remains one of the most controversial […]
5 July 2021 By J. Brian Atwood © Getty Images The Ethiopian state of Tigray is the latest region to attempt to break away from the central government of an African nation. The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front retook the capital city of Mekelle last week, setting off celebrations by civilians suffering at the hands of the Ethiopian military. The […]
29 JUNE 2021 With both hands firmly gripping the steering wheel, Massata Cissé exudes the confidence of strong-willed women, and her love for the road is reflected in her broad smile. A truck driver for more than 30 years, Cissé, whose handle is “Maman Africa,” is truly an exceptional woman. “Just over 30 years ago […]
5 July 2021 By Maher Mezahi COPYRIGHT AFP The main crossing between Morocco and Algeria is called Zouj Beghal, which translates as “Two Donkeys”. Legend has it that a pair of donkeys were harnessed to a yoke in Morocco and ordered to march eastwards until they effectively traced what would end up being the […]
4 July 2021 By GlobCapacity The free entry of any foreign citizen into a different country in the same continent should not be something to be taken lightly Unfortunately here in South Africa there are borders but those borders are not entirely respected by neighbouring countries or citizens And the neighbouring countries with little respect […]
1 July 2021 Ernest Toochi Aniche, Chris Changwe Nshimbi & Inocent Moyo Sahel landscape In many parts of the African continent borders are porous. People cross them to visit their kin and for economic reasons such as herding, farming, fishing, hunting and trading. They are also spaces in which human smuggling, human trafficking, gun-running, terrorism […]
