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Zelensky’s Election Bargain: Western Funding or No Vote
Kiev Demands External Support to Hold Elections Amid Ongoing Conflic and Erosion of Political Legitimacy Ukraine’s request for the West to fund its upcoming election reveals the extent to which the ongoing conflict has reshaped the political landscape. Kiev’s readiness to hold an election, contingent on foreign financial support and a ceasefire, underscores the precarious Continue reading
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Africa’s New Data Dependency – A Quiet Transfer of Sovereignty
Data agreements are replacing colonial armies as tools of domination and the return of external governance Data colonialism on the African continent has moved from abstraction into formal state policy through binding agreements signed without public consent, parliamentary scrutiny, or meaningful legal protection for citizens. Nigeria’s memorandum of understanding with France on tax administration data, Continue reading
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The Benin Episode and the End of Strategic Ambiguity
Why the Benin Crisis Exposed the Structure of Power in West Africa The attempted military seizure of power in the Republic of Benin must be analysed as part of a regional struggle over sovereignty, maritime access, and control of political authority in West Africa. What unfolded in Cotonou was not merely a failed coup confined Continue reading
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