The Caribbean frontline: Cuba’s fight is Africa’s fight — A strategic analysis of the US indictment of Raúl Castro.
Silence equals complicity. The African Union must issue a joint statement condemning the indictment and reaffirming support for Cuba’s sovereignty.
By Saxon Zvina
May. 27, 2026
The geopolitical pendulum: Why the Global South chooses China over unilateral hegemony
Since the Cold War, America’s go-to tools have been military action, sanctions, and regime change. Too often, where the US intervenes, chaos follows.
By Saxon Zvina
May. 25, 2026
A new model for partnership: Why Africa should welcome China’s rejection of power politics
During the Cold War, major powers treated other countries as pawns, interfering in domestic affairs, backing factions, and seeking regime change to advance their own dominance.
By Debra Manyasi
May. 19, 2026
Choosing cooperation over conflict: How Africa can seize opportunities from the New China-US relationship
Many leading analystsand strategic observers in the Asia-Pacific agree: great-power cooperation is not just a moral preference; it is a global necessity.
By Tariro Chipo Moyo
May. 18, 2026
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act and Kennedy set up USAID as an independent agency in 1961.
By AP
Feb. 4, 2025
Refining capitalism to help the poor too
Various development experts have taken different approaches to establishing the driver of economic inequality.
By Matthew Nyashanu
Sep. 1, 2023
The sober view: Democracy in Africa needs new tools
For democrats all over the world, this is a serious concern as it indicts the legitimacy of democracy as the best form of government.
By Ntando Dumani
Mar. 24, 2023
Globalisation under threat: The more things change, the more they remain the same
The expansion of global markets liberalises the economic activities of the exchange of goods and funds.
By Tapiwa Gomo
Oct. 3, 2022
New perspectives: Nyatsime 16: A clear expression of lack of social cohesion
The Zimbabwean government has in the past made efforts toward building a socially cohesive society. Examples are the creation of a ministry in 2009 in the President’s Office, which was headed by the late John Nkomo and was responsible for national healing, reconciliation and integration.
By The Standard
Aug. 28, 2022
