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A Brief History of Angola’s Troubles With the IMF
Like many developing countries, Angola has a complicated relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
Zuma’s Resignation: An Interview with Daniel Douek
Dr. Daniel Douek on Jacob Zuma's resignation and the fledgling Ramaphosa government in South Africa. Douek is a…
Will Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Succumb to the Stability…
2017 was a revolutionary year for democracy in Africa. On September 1st, Kenya’s Supreme Court made history by…
UN Peacekeepers Perpetuating Sexual Violence: A Disgrace…
The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty first coined the doctrine of Responsibility to…
A Sustainable Runway: Africa Redesigns the Fashion…
The textile and clothing industry is welcoming a new era where sustainability and ethics are king. Following the…
The Jasmine Revolution: Seven Years Later
Seven years after Tunisians fought to depose longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, a revolution that…
McMUN 2018: Kenya’s 2017 Elections Mirror 2007…
On August 8th 2017, Kenyan voters went to cast their votes for either Raila Odinga of the ODM or Uhuru Kenyatta of…
Flashback: The Implications of Angola’s Civil War
While the Angolan Civil War ostensibly began as another proxy war between the Soviet/Cuban-supported MPLA and the…
The Deadliest Catch: Migrant Trafficking Through Libya
The number of migrants attempting to migrate to Europe via the Mediterranean reached epic proportions after the…
America’s Retreat: Russian and Chinese Leadership in the…
Editor's Note: This article is the second of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA)…
America’s Retreat: Russian and Chinese Leadership in the…
Editor's Note: This article is the first of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) shifting…
How the West Adamantly Condemns Libya’s Slave Trade —Yet…
On November 13, CNN released a video of slave auctions in Libya. The video showed an off-screen auctioneer offering…