Stories written by Daniel D. Bradlow

Iran War: What African Countries Can do to Get Through the Crisis and Emerge in a Better Place

By Daniel D. Bradlow
By Easter 2026 it was still not clear when – or how – the war initiated by Israel and the US against Iran would end. But what was already clear was that it would harm Africa in a number of ways.

African Debt & Climate Change: How the ICJ’s Vanuatu Ruling Could be Used for Broader Justice

By Daniel D. Bradlow
African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations – health, education, renewable energy, water.

World Bank Freezes Loans to Uganda Because of Anti-Gay Laws, but it Doesn’t Mean it’s Becoming a Human Rights Watchdog

By Daniel D. Bradlow
Many people may be tempted to view the World Bank’s recent announcement that it will freeze new loans to Uganda because of the country’s vicious anti-LGBTIQ+ law as a harbinger of the Bank taking a more progressive approach to human rights issues.
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