Burkina Faso is in the news and spotlight for all the right reasons. A once desperate nation is pointing many African countries in the right direction. The message from Ouagadougou is clear – No initiative succeeds without discipline and vision.
African countries are not poor; they have simply allowed others to design a narrative of poverty for them. For centuries, the “lords of...
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imported goods to fund their new three-state union after exiting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The military-led governments announced that the levy agreed upon on Friday would take immediate effect.
It applies to all goods imported from outside the three countries, excluding humanitarian aid. However, details...
A revised Zoomer Africa political analysis on conflict, resources, and the unfinished struggle for African unity
By Zoomer African History
Africa’s deepest tragedy is not poverty. It is disunity in the middle of abundance. This continent holds vast reserves of gold, cobalt, copper, oil, gas, fertile land, water, and youthful energy, yet too much of that wealth still sits beside war,...
In recent decades, Africa has emerged as a theatre for global powers vying for influence, resources, and strategic positioning.
The continent’s vast natural wealth—oil, uranium, gold, and rare earth minerals—combined with its geographic significance, has drawn the attention of the United States, European nations, and emerging powers like China and Russia.
Amid this scramble,...
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