…advantages and rapid modernisation, some countries managed to preserve their sovereignty and chart their own paths. Here are six countries that were never formally colonised. 1. Ethiopia Ethiopia stands out as one of the few African nations that successfully resisted European colonial ambitions. In 1896, Emperor Meneli…

…training, the Nigerian Air Force remains steadfast in its resolve to safeguard Nigeria’s sovereignty and contribute to enduring peace, security and stability across the nation. It reinforces the Service’s commitment to building a highly motivated, professional and combat-ready force capable of delivering decisive air p…

…there are legitimate and elected state actors empowered and mandated to guarantee the sovereignty of the State? The insecurity in the country is not the exclusive preserve of the North-Central zone, but exists across the whole land. That is why it is said by some people that there is a swarm of locusts across the land,…

…diplomatic manoeuvres and duress, the Alake of Abeokuta was made to surrender the sovereignty of his tiny domain, and to place it 'unreservedly under the Government of the Protectorate ofNi- geria.' By this act, the colonization of the whole of Nigeria by Britain was consummated. "16 THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 2 How They Ru…

…for Paris to destabilize its former colonies. France will have to acknowledge Africa's sovereignty and freedom regardless. – Peter Johnson Writer and specialist in African affairs and international relations Peter Johnson: The Attack on Niamey Airport and the hidden motives of the former colonial power

…Beyond the financial argument, Adebayo framed local hosting as a matter of national data sovereignty, which he said requires countries to take full responsibility for their data value chain, covering collection, management, storage and integrity assurance. "We cannot continue to outsource that to other jurisdictions. T…

Economic sovereignty, when grounded in capability-building rather than protectionism alone, can become a powerful force for development. Technology transfer is one of the most important instruments available to achieve that objective. Across the world, countries are rethinking how they build economic resilience. Global…

…conclude that citizens cannot quite be trusted with the full consequences of their own sovereignty. It is the temptation to believe that democracy must occasionally be protected from the people in whose name it exists. The recent Federal High Court ruling directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to dereg…

…their models - typically for political or business-model reasons - and value data sovereignty over the scalability of the public cloud. Carlsten couldn't yet estimate the size of that market and argued that it was fairly nascent, since many companies are still just piloting AI tools. At DCAI, she worked with Novo Nordi…