Pan-African Review

Iran War Exposes Africa’s Vulnerability to Global Energy Shocks According to @mkheirom, three broad scenarios could shape Africa’s economic outlook, depending on how long the conflict lasts. panafricanreview.com/iran-war-expos…

Subsidy Removal, Debt Traps, And Nigeria’s 2023 Economic Reforms “The question is no longer whether reform was necessary, but whether Nigeria will turn it into real, measurable progress and economic rebirth.” Dr. Okelue David Ugwunta ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/subsidy-remova…

Rwanda, After Kagame “Much has been achieved in #Rwanda, but for those who have always regarded themselves as part of a liberation striving for civilisational aims, the surface has barely been scratched.” @LonzenRugira ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/rwanda-after-k…

A Siren for the Forgotten: How an Ambulance Service in #Ethiopia Found a Global Voice “Some of the most powerful innovations in the world begin in communities where people confront urgent problems every day.” Kibret Abebe✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/a-siren-for-th…

Africa Needs System Builders, Not Just Entrepreneurs “System building is entrepreneurship, yes, but grounded in repair rather than disruption, in community benefit rather than founder exits, in economic transformation rather than quick wins.” panafricanreview.com/africa-needs-s…

“This moment reveals something America struggles to confront: that its influence is no longer uncontested, & its values are no longer universally admired. For a country accustomed to being emulated, moral rejection is particularly difficult to process.” panafricanreview.com/the-world-is-o…

“What is required in the 21st century is a Pan-Africanism that goes beyond moral outrage and delves into the details of trade, finance, technology, and state capacity—focusing not only on the sources of Africa’s problems, but also on solutions.” panafricanreview.com/towards-a-more…

“current US policy suggests a disturbing continuity:the victim is sanctioned for asserting the right to survive and return home, while the perpetrators of violence and the states that protect them benefit from impunity.” ✍️@CoulibalyBojana @PanAfricanRev panafricanreview.com/sanctioning-su…

My analysis on the U.S. sanctions against Rwanda in the @PanAfricanRev. "The victim is sanctioned for asserting the right to survive and return home, while the perpetrators of violence and the states that protect them benefit from impunity" panafricanreview.com/sanctioning-su…

Sanctioning Survival: Why U.S. Policy in the Great Lakes Mirrors Old Colonial Faults @CoulibalyBojana✍🏻 panafricanreview.com/sanctioning-su…

Rethinking Aid: You Can’t Shave a Man’s Head in His Absence @AmyGaman ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/rethinking-aid…

“When the most widely used app for calls and messages gains privileged integration with one of the most powerful platforms-cum carriers in emerging markets, the result is market-tipping by design.” @timithelaw ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/the-quiet-gate…

More broadly, I argue for prioritizing community needs over high-profile partnerships and provide steps African governments must take to increase transparency and support locally-developed AI solutions. panafricanreview.com/corporate-inte…

My latest op-ed on mitigating corporate capture in Africa’s AI ecosystem is now available in The @PanAfricanRev! In the article, I examine the rapid pace of AI partnership announcements across African countries and how such capture also influences AI + data policymaking.

Will there be a ceasefire in the #DRC — and will it hold? “While any truce is welcome from a humanitarian perspective, politically and militarily matters are far more complicated.” @Lionel_SN ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/will-there-be-…

Corporate Interests Must Not Co-Opt #Africa’s AI Moment Dr @ChinasaTOkolo ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/corporate-inte…

“What Greenland’s response makes clear is that resistance to American individualism is not backwardness; it is discernment. It is the understanding that a society can be materially rich and morally impoverished.” Read more: panafricanreview.com/the-world-is-o…

The World Is Outgrowing the American Dream “What happens when the societies once held up as ideals begin to reveal their fractures? When loneliness, inequality, and social decay are no longer hidden behind wealth?” Chelsea Arakaza ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/the-world-is-o…

My latest article in the Pan-African Review (@PanAfricanRev). Towards a More Pragmatic Pan-Africanism. (Please read and share).

Towards a More Pragmatic Pan-Africanism “The measure of success should not be the quality of rhetoric, but the depth of integration, the resilience of African economies, and the material improvement in the lives of Africans.” @cchukudebelu ✍🏽 panafricanreview.com/towards-a-more…