The former UN Undersecretary General, Ibrahim Gambari, has warned of a brewing new Cold War, threatening to divide African nations along geopolitical lines.
Mr Gambari, a professor and former minister of foreign affairs, made this point at the Realnews Conference in Lagos. The text of his presentation was shared with PREMIUM TIMES. In it, he highlighted Africa’s precarious position in a rapidly shifting global order.
Speaking on the theme: “Africa in World Shifting Geopolitics: Matters Arising on Demography, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Resources,” Mr Gambari urged Africans “to take a step back and reflect on the contours of change around us and also see that as an invitation to begin to seriously think through their implications for our immediate future and long-term interest.”
The diplomat said dynamic events continue to transform the workings of the international system while nations, big and small, north and south, are busy preparing…