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Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Ethiopia: Three African Nations Surviving the Trump Administration

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG:@kazbatts Russia just concluded it’s third Russia / Africa summit in the last 7 years with 17 African heads of state gathering in Moscow recently. China has long been Africa’s largest trading partner. Neither Russia or China has an African ( I...

United Nations General Assembly is Back in NYC, Should We Care?

The Shield of the Americas is one of the clearest examples of this approach. Launched at a Trump administration summit in Miami in March 2026, the Shield brings together governments to cooperate against drug cartels, trafficking, organized crime, and other security threats. On the...

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Building a Pan-African Reality, Now

By Jeffery Kazembe Batts    IG: @kazbatts Can we all Africans get along?  Pan-Africanism is...

Haiti & Israel: History Memory & Contemporary Needs

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsProfound similarities and stark differences exist with Haiti and Israel....

Trump Administration Meddling in Congo

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Whether the rubber that fueled early industrialization or the uranium...

South Africa, Kenya take Different Paths in Engaging with the West

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsWe must pay attention to the widening diplomatic fault line...

Ghana Steps Forward While Moving Sideways

By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsGhanian President John Dramini Mahama visited the United States last week....

What will African-American Leaders do when South Africa & Israel Differ?

By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsRelations between the United States, South Africa, and Israel are complicated....

Israel & East African Instability

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsIsrael has pushed the USA into war with Iran explained...

African Union Summit Happens – Does the USA Care?

By Kazembe BattsIG: @ KazbattsRecently, two major international events, including the 62nd Munich Security...

Pan Africanism Prospects in 2026:Happenings in South Africa, Hispaniola, Ethiopia, USA

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsAfrican people around the world are suffering. Pan-African unity has...

Eyes on Somalia

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn 2001, Black Hawk Down was a box-office movie sensation...

American Empire Roars into 2026

By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts “No boots on the ground or bombs in the air, U.S....

Ethiopians Added to the “Get out of America” List

Zhang Yawei L, cultural counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, presents a prize to a winner at an award ceremony of the Second Ethiopia Online Chinese Video Competition, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Dec. 11, 2025. The Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia on Thursday announced winners of the Second Ethiopia Online Chinese Video Competition at a ceremony held at the Ethiopian Technical and Vocational Training Institute in Addis Ababa. (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua via Getty Images)

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