African Perspective

Mahamadou Issoufou spoke at the opening of the Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government on April 23, 2020, via videoconference. He was president of the…

Tijjani Muhammad Bande of Nigeria, president of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, spoke May 20, 2020, as part of the Africa Dialogue Series on “COVID-19 and Silencing the Guns in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.”…

Gen. Adem Mohammed, chief of general staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force, spoke during the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit, a conference co-hosted by U.S. Army Africa in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2020. His…

Since 1978 and 1979, when 10 female cadet officers and 64 recruits enlisted in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), more women have volunteered to serve. They have showed us, through more than 40 years of dedicated service to…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke on Democracy Day on June 12, 2019. Until 2018, Democracy Day, which marks the restoration of democracy in Nigeria, was observed on May 29. But Buhari has since moved recognition to June 12 to…

This summit is held under the theme “Strengthening Partner Networks” and has brought together about 300 delegates from Africa. This theme resonates well with our conviction as the government of Botswana that partnerships are critical. It…