Azubuike Ishiekwene Donald Trump’s bromance with Vladimir Putin dates back nearly 40 years 4 min 2 21 August 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene Not the Iran we thought it was — what has changed in the Persian Gulf? 5 min 1 25 June 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene Trump’s display of utter contempt and disregard for Ramaphosa bodes ill for Africa 4 min 0 26 May 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene Ibrahim Traoré: The TikTok superstar and his quest to replace Thomas Sankara’s legacy 4 min 0 16 May 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene Will the white smoke signal a pope from Africa? Don’t hold your breath 4 min 0 24 April 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene Rasool expulsion was Africa’s missed opportunity to tackle the US bully 5 min 0 26 March 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene Lessons from Africa: How Ukraine can navigate the perils of conflict and diplomacy 5 min 0 10 March 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene Trump’s second coming: A new era for America and its complex impact on Africa 5 min 0 28 January 2025
Azubuike Ishiekwene From immigrant roots to Tory leader — can Kemi Badenoch save her beleaguered party? 3 min 1 2 December 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Some unusual reasons my fellow Africans give for welcoming a Trump victory 4 min 4 7 November 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Why Trump’s narrative resonates with so many Americans despite the facts and dangerous rhetoric 4 min 1 4 November 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Honour memories of dead politicians by removing Nigeria’s taboos on discussing death 1 min 0 4 August 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Africa will not shed a tear at Rishi Sunak’s departure — the continent owes him nothing 5 min 5 7 July 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Minimum wage for Nigeria seems a good thing in the face of the obscenity of public sector waste, but… 5 min 1 9 June 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Once again, the ‘military-industrial complex’ is calling the shots in the US 5 min 3 19 May 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene We are likely staring into abyss of a third world war, unless sanity prevails 5 min 10 21 April 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene President Bassirou Faye’s promise to loosen Senegal ties with France proving tough to keep 5 min 1 8 April 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene From Joseph Stalin to Kate Middleton — the photoshopping princess and the perils of manipulation 5 min 1 24 March 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Nigeria’s rolling blackouts are killing us (and our light bulbs and appliances) 5 min 1 10 March 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Time for Ecowas to eat humble pie and negotiate with West Africa’s delinquent states 5 min 2 3 March 2024
Azubuike Ishiekwene Nigeria is facing an inflation crisis – even cashew nuts are now unaffordable 5 min 0 18 February 2024
