July 29

• South Sudan: Democratization By Dismissal? [analysis]

  The high expectations that came with South Sudan's independence in July 2011 have been quick to erode. Inadequate progress in development, ongoing insurgencies and concerns about... Read more »

July 26

• Zimbabwe: Election - Voting for Progress [analysis]

  Zimbabwe's election on 31 July will mark the formal end of the fragile 2009 Government of National Unity (GNU) which, for all its fractiousness, has proved surprisingly resilient... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Election Will Challenge Observers [analysis]

  On July 31, Zimbabwe's two main political parties will go to the polls in frailer shape than when they entered the unity government arrangement in 2008. Read more »

July 25

• Mali: Elections Risky But Delay Would Be Dangerous [analysis]

  The people of Mali will go to the polls on 28 July in the first round of a presidential election that is an important step towards the restoration of democratic civilian rule. Read more »

July 24

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Instability - Kabila's Gamble [analysis]

  As fighting once again flares between the Congolese military and the M23 rebel group, it may be that president Joseph Kabila is on the cusp of a high-stakes and potentially... Read more »

July 04

• Egypt: Checkmate for Morsi [analysis]

  Egypt's first elected president, Mohammed Morsi, overthrown last night, managed to unite strange bedfellows in opposition to his leadership in his first year in office. Read more »

• Egypt: Nation, Be Careful What You Wish for [analysis]

  Even when its nerves jangle with the threat of violence, as well as during its less intense moments, Tahrir Square's effervescence can persuade the most level headed citizens to... Read more »

July 01

• Egypt: Can Morsi Survive? [analysis]

  The sheer numbers who protested on 30 June against the rule of Egypt's first elected president, Mohammed Morsi, have put pressure on him to pay more attention to the swelling... Read more »

June 24

• Africa: Obama Decision to Bypass Nigeria 'Questionable' [analysis]

  President Barack Obama's 26 June-3 July visit to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania is an important statement of his intent towards Africa during his final term. Read more »

June 21

• West Africa: Regional Leaders Meet on Rising Piracy

  For the first time, piracy now affects more seafarers in West African waters than off Somalia's coast, according to figures from the International Maritime Bureau released this... Read more »

April 11

• Mozambique: Twenty Years of Peace at Risk? [analysis]

  Tensions are escalating in Mozambique where there is a dangerous stand-off between several hundred armed supporters of the main opposition party, Renamo and the Mozambican police. Read more »

April 03

• Africa: The Growing Continent [analysis]

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• Mali: After the War, the Hard Part [analysis]

  A slow return to normality is becoming possible in Mali's northern regions which endured 10 months of often harsh jihadist rule until French-led forces intervened in January. Read more »

March 25

• Central African Republic: International Implications of the Rebel Victory [analysis]

  The African Union has suspended the Central African Republic and imposed a travel ban and assets freeze on leaders of the Séléka rebel group on 25 March. This follows... Read more »

March 21

• Central Africa: What Ntaganda's Surrender Means for Rwanda and DR Congo [analysis]

  Rwandan-born former Congolese General Bosco Ntaganda, an International Criminal Court indictee and rebel leader, has gone to The Hague to face charges of war crimes. Read more »

March 18

• Zimbabwe: Nation's Referendum - a Start [analysis]

  On 16 March 2013 an estimated two million Zimbabweans voted on a new draft constitution. Polling stations reported a steady, albeit less than brisk, procession of voters during the... Read more »

March 13

• Africa: African Roles in the Libyan Conflict of 2011 [analysis]

  Libya's relationship with sub-Saharan Africa has been complex, troubled and misunderstood, both during the rule of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the conflict that... Read more »

• Libya: Disarming Libya? A Reassessment After the Arab Spring [analysis]

  In 2011, several months after a popular revolt overturned the Gaddafi regime in Libya, Libya's new National Transitional Council announced the discovery of what was later confirmed... Read more »

• Egypt: From Revolutions to Constitutions: the Case of Egypt [analysis]

  This article explores the transition from revolutions to constitutions in Egypt. Read more »

March 12

• Kenya: Elections - The Way Forward [analysis]

  Despite delays, technical glitches and claims of interference, Kenyans have avoided the widely predicted run-off for the presidency, and Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared the... Read more »

February 22

• Kenya: The Elections- Rebuilding Reputation [analysis]

  Kenya is preparing for the first general election since the disputed contest in 2007, and the weight of expectation - both domestic and international - is huge. Read more »

February 12

• Tunisia: Lack of Trust and Murderous Rivalries [analysis]

  The assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaïd, came the morning after he told a television audience that he feared for his life within the country's... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: The Country's Fraught Relationship with the UK [analysis]

  2013 is an important and fraught year for Zimbabwe and also for UK-Zimbabwe relations. Read more »

February 08

• South Africa: Rainbow Nation Wants Its Pot of Gold [analysis]

  Even the sternest critic of Jacob Zuma cannot deny that the man has staying power. Despite his colourful past and repeated brushes with the law, a poor performance in his first... Read more »

January 22

• Africa: Combatting Terror Across the Sahel [analysis]

  While the devastating impacts of last week's hostage crisis in Algeria continue to be assessed, the main focus of the British and other western governments will be on combatting... Read more »