From Mali in 2020 to Guinea-Bissau in November 2025, and most recently Madagascar in October 2025, these events reflect deep-seated challenges that demand urgent attention from African leaders, regional organizations, and the international community. While each coup has its unique context, the broader patterns reveal systemic issues that must be addressed to foster stability and sustainable development. The stakes are high, not only for the nations directly affected but for the entire continent, as these events threaten to undermine decades of progress toward democracy, peace, and prosperity
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Africa is a continent of contrasts. It boasts the youngest population in the world, with over 60% of its people under the age of 25, yet it is governed by some of the oldest leaders globally, many of whom have clung to power for decades.
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The emergence of the “one-term presidency” in Africa is reshaping the political landscape, signaling a new era of accountability, voter empowerment, and democratic maturity.
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It is now common knowledge that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have opted to create a rival regional economic bloc, comprising of at least 73 million people -with a combined GDP of nearly USD $60 billion . Effectively, this bloc is a 60 billion-dollar market splintering from ECOWAS. This is not something for the regional bloc to waive. But why are they splintering?
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By: Wonderr K. Freeman, CFCS The current Liberian government is on the move – seeking investors. So far, the President, Mr. Joseph Boakai, has been to the USA, Guinea Bissau, and South Korea. First off was the US-Africa Business Summit held in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, from May 6-9, 2024. I heard Mr. President tagged along a very high-powered delegation to the conference and gave a very
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Authors: Wonderr K. Freeman & Marc N. Kollie This series tackles the delicate subject of the failure of law enforcement and public prosecution in Liberia, which explains why the US government (USgov), lately, seems to prefer targeted sanctions (much to the liking of the public). Whereas, in part one, we focused on law enforcement, in this part two of the series, we focus on the failure
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