Etietop Akpabio
USA
How Should Africa React to The US Presidential Election?
The United States presidential election has been kicked into high gear over the last few months. Both candidates from the two dominant American political parties have been selected; meaning the rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has been...
Nigeria
The Long Term Effects of Insecurity in the Sahel
Insecurity has been a plague across various countries within the Sahel region for nearly two decades at this point. Insurgencies from armed groups have led to the deaths of thousands and have led to the displacement of hundreds of...
Opinion
There are Too Few “Good Politicians” in Africa
Politics is an ugly game anywhere in the world. Politicians are known for lying, cutting corners, stealing, etc., anything to get into positions of power. Virtue is not a value we often assign towards politicians. In fact, there are...
Culture
Do Africans Need To Be More Nationalistic?
The idea around national identity has played a major role in many nations around the world. Many nations have been formed and wars have been fought around issues of national identity. In fact, nationalistic aspirations have been some of the...
Politics
The Myth of ‘African Unity’
There are many within Africa who often like to imagine a world where African countries would come together and collectively work towards a brighter future for the continent. They believe in the sentiments shared by pan-Africanist leaders typically shared...
Economy
Africa Fails Miserably at Providing Young People Opportunities
Every year, thousands of young people are graduating and looking to enter the workforce all over the world. However, an unfortunate reality for those of us born on the African continent is that jobs tend to be incredibly hard...
Politics
Sudan’s devastating war raging in the background
While much of the world’s focus on the conflicts currently being waged in Europe and the Middle East, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s war on Gaza. These conflicts have pushed much of the world’s focus away from...
Politics
Should Africans Care About Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has so far been carried out over 2 years at this point. The amount of death and destruction that have so far been maintained by Ukraine has been staggering. Entire cities and states that had...
Economy
Should African Countries Stop Taking Chinese loans?
For over two decades now, the Chinese government has been providing African governments with large amounts of loans for things such as infrastructures as part of their Belt and Road Initiative. African governments have been, in turn, more than...
Politics
Should Africans Care About Israel’s War in Gaza?
The Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza has been taking place for around 8 months at this point, after Israel had been horrifically attacked by Hamas on October 7th 2023. The Hamas attack on October 7th saw the deaths...
About Me
Etietop Akpabio is a Nigerian Blogger and Journalist at the Sahel Post, as well as the host of the African Podcast 'Africa PolitiCast.' With a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the University of Namibia, he is dedicated to providing insightful commentary and analysis on African affairs.
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