Insecurity and abandonment are only part of the problem facing the GGW. Beneath the surface lies another troubling layer.
High-profile Africans are increasingly falling into the nets of foreign law enforcers for crimes they could easily evade at home.
On proposed completion in 2030, the Great Green Wall is expected to be the largest living structure on the planet, three times the size of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
Recently, headlines spotlighted how Africans lost over €60 million in 2024 alone to rejected Schengen visa applications. But beyond the outrage over wasted money lies the systematic shutting out of African talents and opportunities from the global stage.
While over 70 percent of Africans support multi-party elections and presidential term limits, trust in electoral processes has weakened. Only 58 percent believe their most recent election was free and fair, down from 66 percent in 2014, and 48 percent say votes are not counted fairly.
In Africa, the irresistible search for fair judgment continues to push Africans to courts abroad.
Adegboyega warned that authoritarian regimes are not alone in this practice. Democratic governments, he said, now justify surveillance under the banner of national security, which continues to alarm civil society actors and watchdog groups.
Africa’s press freedom is deteriorating, with many countries experiencing increased repression, violence, and state-sanctioned media manipulation against journalists.
The continent’s largest economy on board means the vision of a unified African free trade area just got brighter.
Civilian life in eastern Congo for the past months has spiralled into a state of great humanitarian conditions through displacement and hunger.
Fragile peace and escalating tensions threaten the country’s democratic transition.
For the past seven years since the peace accord, the foundation of the peace deals has always been under threat.
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