Africa needs more than new trading partners; it needs partnerships that create jobs, transfer technology and keep greater economic value on the continent. Ahead of the 2026 Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg Business Forum in Brussels, Collins Nweke explains how genuine multi-alignment can replace diversified dependence with fairer, mutually beneficial trade, strengthening African industrialisation while advancing Europe’s long-term economic and strategic interests. …

Fifteen years after Muammar Gaddafi was killed, Libya’s collapse continues to haunt Africa, with the fallout reaching deep into the conflict-ravaged Sahel. Was the 2011 intervention a mission to protect civilians—or the destruction of an African state whose consequences the continent is still paying for? In this hard-hitting commentary, former Ghanaian MP Ras Mubarak confronts Africa’s unfinished business of sovereignty …

The fifth edition of Berlin’s Felasophical Gathering took place on 15 October 2026 at the House of World Cultures, celebrating the life and legacy of Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Featuring performances by Nii Noi Nortey, The Berlin Afrobeat Company and Santrofi, the event brought together music, history and political consciousness. Berlin’s House of World Cultures (Haus der Kulturen der …