The implication of the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Africa’s green infrastructure policy and the way forward
IMAGE CREDIT: Atlantic Council By Paul Mukoki, PhD Introduction The Trump administration's recent decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreementduring its second term has reignited concerns about the future of global climate policy. TheParis Agreement, which was adopted in December 2015,
Trump’s Executive Orders: What are the implications for Africa?
By Bob Wekesa The US is a powerful country. The leadership transition starting January 20 has been the subject of debateglobally.As of Friday, 23, President Donald J. Trump has signed over fifty executive orders, swiftly upending JoeBiden's domestic and international governance policies.
Confronting reality of Trump II in Africa: What second term means for Kenya, the world
By Bob Wekesa Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th US President tomorrow. By Tuesday analysis will shift fromexpectations to the realities of the second four-year Trump administration. Observers of US and globalpolitics will drill into his inauguration
African perspectives in Trump’s inaugural speech
IMAGE CREDIT: AP By Bob Wekesa On nearly all fronts, the expectation of a return to President Donald Trump’s first-term foreign policy is aself-fulfilling prophecy. Before we even get to the flurry of executive orders that have reset the USengagement with the
How Africa is caught up in global power play as tensions rise this year
Image Credit: Euractiv By Bob Wekesa Winding down 2024 and welcoming 2025 is a space-time moment to reflect on Africa and the world. In2024, global tensions from previous years and decades continued unabated. It is as if the change in time did not
In the Makueni space object incident, questions for Africa’s space exploration
Image Credit: Triff/Shutterstock.com By Bob Wekesa A curious incident involving outer space, a Kenyan village, and a Kenyan space management entityoccurred as the country bid farewell to 2024 and ushered in 2025. Seemingly bizarre, the incident isprimed with global and celestial significance. On
Announcing the Launch of the Africa-US Smart Cities Lab Bulletin 2024! 🌍🏙️
We’re excited to introduce the Africa-US Smart Cities Lab Bulletin 2024, a comprehensive publication that delves into the dynamic world of smart and sustainable city development across Africa and the United States. The bulletin, produced by the African Centre for the
The Kampala G77 and Non-Aligned Movement Summits: African Agenda Perspectives
The 2024 global summits season begins in Kampala, Uganda in January 2024 with aglobal south agenda. President Yoweri Museveni will host the nineteenth Non-AlignedMovement (NAM) Heads of State summit from 15 to 20 January[i]. This will be followedby the Third
Why the Amplifying African Voices for Strategic Action Conference?
Themed on advancing African agency towards global powers, the conference will be held fromOctober 31 to November 1, 2024, at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya, as a partnership of theAfrican Centre for the Study of the United States at the University
Special Report, September 2024: Chief Albert Luthuli and the American Anti-Apartheid Movement
This talk was given by Dr. Larry Shore at the Luthuli Museum on August 20th, 2024, on the occasion of the museum's 20th anniversary. Top: Albert Luthuli Bottom Left: Martin Luther King Jr. Bottom Right: Robert Kennedy America has always had a