Browsing: UK

On 10 March, Commonwealth Day celebrations in the UK were led by King Charles. But with the British monarchy’s influence dwindling, how long can this club…

Many people outside of Africa would be surprised to hear that some Africans were glad about the recent US foreign aid cuts. To understand why, here’s…

Newly declassified documents confirm that the UK had a hand in the 1966 coup against Ghana’s first president, pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah. We spoke to investigative journalist…

African leaders who sell out their neighbours for temporary Western alliances should keep in mind that once their new ‘friends’ turn against them, there is no…

Tensions between Rwanda and the United Kingdom (UK) have ratcheted up another notch – with Kigali now billing London for millions of pounds under a scrapped…

The UK’s adversarial style of parliament lends itself to the exchange of jibes across the House floor. But Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recent quip that the…

Like other Western powers, the UK has been deeply involved in destabilising the DRC. Our latest Facts of the Week unpack how British governments, corporations and…

The UK has been accused of legitimising perpetrators of genocide – by allowing its parliament to host an event attended by people reportedly linked to the…

The UK has unleashed sanctions on Rwanda – and says there’ll be more to follow if Kigali doesn’t get its troops out of eastern DR Congo.…

Economist and public-policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs was interrupted during a democracy forum in Greece (in 2022) while discussing the atrocities committed by the US and the…