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Adeoye O Akinola

Dr Adeoye O Akinola is head of the African Union Studies Programme at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC), University of Johannesburg.

Latest Work

From Sudan to the DRC — Africa grapples with its seemingly never-ending wars

CONTINENTAL CONFLICT OP-ED

11 March 2025

From Sudan to the DRC — Africa grapples with its seemingly never-ending wars

By Adeoye O Akinola

5 min

Africa’s quest for reform of the UN Security Council is a challenging diplomatic dance

INSTITUTIONAL REFORM OP-ED

3 June 2024

Africa’s quest for reform of the UN Security Council is a challenging diplomatic dance

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

Pessimism over the African Union’s gaining membership of the G20 is misplaced

GLOBAL INFLUENCE OP-ED

22 April 2024

Pessimism over the African Union’s gaining membership of the G20 is misplaced

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

The African Union’s long walk to G20 membership has paid off, now the hard work starts

AU RECOGNITION OP-ED

11 September 2023

The African Union’s long walk to G20 membership has paid off, now the hard work starts

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

Military coup in Niger unveils a complex web of actors and interests

WEST AFRICA COUP OP-ED

31 July 2023

Military coup in Niger unveils a complex web of actors and interests

By Adeoye O Akinola

5 min

Worlds apart? The complex dynamics of Africa-EU migration

DISCRIMINATION OP-ED

8 May 2023

Worlds apart? The complex dynamics of Africa-EU migration

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

A decade on, the African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063’ blueprint is a mixed bag of outcomes

CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT OP-ED

14 March 2023

A decade on, the African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063’ blueprint is a mixed bag of outcomes

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

The African Union at 20 — Burkina Faso and the curse of coups d’état

MILITARY RULE OP-ED

5 October 2022

The African Union at 20 — Burkina Faso and the curse of coups d’état

By Adeoye O Akinola

3 min

With all eyes on Ukraine, where is the world and Africa on the Tigray tragedy?

ETHIOPIAN WAR OP-ED

23 August 2022

With all eyes on Ukraine, where is the world and Africa on the Tigray tragedy?

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

Ukraine invasion shows the UN Security Council and other peace and security bodies are close to obsolete

WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED

5 May 2022

Ukraine invasion shows the UN Security Council and other peace and security bodies are close to obsolete

By Adeoye O Akinola

3 min

We must return to the true meaning of ‘African Solutions to African Problems’ — but not where African elites are the problem

THE RIGHT PATH OP-ED

22 March 2022

We must return to the true meaning of ‘African Solutions to African Problems’ — but not where African elites are the problem

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

Mali and the battle for the soul of the Sahel: From here to Timbuktu, to Paris, to Moscow, to Beijing

NEOCOLONIALISM OP-ED

21 February 2022

Mali and the battle for the soul of the Sahel: From here to Timbuktu, to Paris, to Moscow, to Beijing

By Adeoye O Akinola

4 min

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Latest Work

From Sudan to the DRC — Africa grapples with its seemingly never-ending wars

Africa’s quest for reform of the UN Security Council is a challenging diplomatic dance

Pessimism over the African Union’s gaining membership of the G20 is misplaced

The African Union’s long walk to G20 membership has paid off, now the hard work starts

Military coup in Niger unveils a complex web of actors and interests

Worlds apart? The complex dynamics of Africa-EU migration

A decade on, the African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063’ blueprint is a mixed bag of outcomes

The African Union at 20 — Burkina Faso and the curse of coups d’état

With all eyes on Ukraine, where is the world and Africa on the Tigray tragedy?

Ukraine invasion shows the UN Security Council and other peace and security bodies are close to obsolete

We must return to the true meaning of ‘African Solutions to African Problems’ — but not where African elites are the problem

Mali and the battle for the soul of the Sahel: From here to Timbuktu, to Paris, to Moscow, to Beijing