Herlee media Mali hits back: $10,000 visa bond for U.S. travellers - diplomacy or defiance? Mali has fired back at the United States with a bold move that’s making waves across Africa’s diplomatic circles. In a reciprocal visa policy , the Malian government announced it will now require Amer... Oct 15, 2025 Institutional Influence
Herlee media Côte d’Ivoire’s election heat: Democracy under pressure in francophone West Africa As Côte d’Ivoire moves toward its October 25 presidential election, the political temperature is rising fast but not in a good way. Reports of opposition repression, arrests, and candidate disqualific... Oct 15, 2025 Institutional Influence
Herlee media Eswatini faces growing backlash over U.S. deportation deal Eswatini has found itself at the centre of a heated diplomatic and human rights debate after confirming the arrival of ten more individuals under a controversial deportation agreement with the United ... Oct 14, 2025 Peace and Security
Herlee media Not for Sale: Burkina Faso’s bold refusal to become America’s deportee dumping ground In a rare act of diplomatic defiance, Burkina Faso has rejected a proposal from the United States to accept deportees including some who are not even Burkinabè citizens . The West African nation’s For... Oct 14, 2025 Institutional Influence
Herlee media Dollar diplomacy in decline: Africa’s move to trade in its own voices Africa just took a bold step towards financial independence. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a digital cross-border payments platform that allows member states ... Oct 14, 2025 Economic Diplomacy
Herlee media Madagascar on edge: Military joins protests, coup fears rise Madagascar is on the brink of political chaos. What began as street protests led mostly by frustrated youth over power outages and rising living costs has now taken a dangerous turn parts of the army ... Oct 14, 2025 Peace and Security
Herlee media Tiny states, big influence: São Tomé & Príncipe and the IMF’s quiet diplomacy When people think about global diplomacy and finance, tiny island nations rarely make the headlines. Yet last week, São Tomé & Príncipe, a small island state in the Gulf of Guinea with fewer than a qu... Sep 30, 2025 Institutional Influence
Herlee media China and Nigeria join hands to build Africa’s first insulin factory Africa is about to take a historic step in healthcare and diplomacy. China and Nigeria are working together to build the continent’s first insulin production facility, a move that could transform mill... Sep 30, 2025 Institutional Influence
Herlee media When diplomacy becomes recruitment: The Russian envoy arrest in Nairobi Nairobi has suddenly found itself in the middle of global geopolitics after Kenyan authorities arrested a Russian diplomat accused of turning diplomacy into a recruitment front for war. According to ... Sep 30, 2025 Peace and Security
Herlee media Africa’s diplomacy on Gaza under the UN Spotlight As world leaders gather in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Gaza war remains one of the most divisive issues on the global stage. For African states, th... Sep 25, 2025 Peace and Security
Herlee media Peace by deadline: Can the DRC–Rwanda pact hold beyond October? In a development closely watched across Africa and beyond, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are set to begin rolling out security measures under a U.S.-brokered peace deal starting 1 ... Sep 25, 2025 Peace and Security
Herlee media Kenya eyes U.S. trade deal, but at what cost? “Trade or Trust?” That’s the big question Kenya faces as it pushes for a stronger economic partnership with the United States. President William Ruto has announced that Kenya expects to finalize a bil... Sep 25, 2025 Economic Diplomacy
