July 12, 2022
Africa: Simplifying Peacemaking in a Complex World
Three former heads of state of Nigeria, South Africa, and Ethiopia reflect on what it takes to end conflict in a meaningful way. Read more »
July 07, 2022
Africa: Could an AU Force With a Fighting Mandate Solve Mali's Insecurity?
Despite the renewal of the UN mission, the UN Secretary-General has suggested a new force may be required to end the spiral of instability. Read more »
July 06, 2022
Kenya: The Choice Facing Kenya and How We Got Here
After many cycles of betrayed hopes, Kenya votes again in August. Neither frontrunner promises a leftward break, but their visions differ vastly. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: How Power in Angola Is Wielded By One Man
Roque's new book shows how the regime came to be ruled by, and came to rule through, fear and paranoia - still does so to this day. Read more »
July 01, 2022
Zimbabwe: Building Houses While Knocking Down Gender Barriers in Zimbabwe
The pandemic has accelerated generational shifts as more women join the once male-dominated construction industry. Read more »
Sudan: Why Sudan's Protest Movement Has Toppled One but Not Yet Two Dictators
What has changed between the 2019 protests, when the people rose up to remove al-Bashir, and today's movement? Read more »
Africa: Africa Elections 2022 - All the Upcoming Votes
A regularly updated list and interactive map of the upcoming elections in Africa in 2022. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: What Can The Continent Learn From Colombia's Historic Elections?
African contexts vary widely, but there may be lessons to learn from a campaign built on good living, environmental justice, and "Nobodies". Read more »
June 28, 2022
Southern Africa: 'Too Much Propaganda' - Zimbabwe's Pirates of the Airwaves Look to South Africa
The state-owned ZBC no longer has a monopoly, but that doesn't meanfree-to-air TV in Zimbabwe isany more diverse or varied. Read more »
June 22, 2022
East Africa: The Bold Campaign to Defund the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Activists have convinced 20 big banks not to finance the controversial oil project leaving its fate in the balance. Read more »
Africa: Believing in Gender Equality Isn't Enough. Men Must Join the Fight
The key to achieving greater female political representation lies with those occupying most leadership positions worldwide: men. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: The Unseen Trial of Congo's 'Phantom Spymaster' and What It Means
The veteran political operator François Beya Kasonga had been one of the president's inner circle, until his sudden arrest. Read more »
Africa: Africa-Led Progress On Neglected Tropical Diseases Needs Boost in Kigali
The Commonwealth summit provides an opportunity to take concrete action to develop more life-saving tools and build on recent successes. Read more »
June 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Total Success'? the Real Goals of Uganda's Operation Shujaa in DRC
Joint Ugandan-Congolese military exercises may have more to do with securing roads and oil than rooting out rebels. Read more »
June 17, 2022
Uganda: Saving Lives and Broken Hearts With Breast Milk in Uganda
Breast milk donations can mean life or death for newborns, but safety misconceptions and stigma hamper their lifesaving potential. Read more »
June 16, 2022
Tunisia: Is Democracy Slipping Away?
President Saied has been running the country unilaterally for almost a year. The July referendum will further strengthen his rule without resistance. Read more »
Nigeria: "We Copy It From Them" - How Campus Politics Sets Scene for Big Man Politics
Nigeria has one of the lowest rates of female political representation in the world. This culture is established and reinforced early. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Sudan: Why the Latest Attempt At Peacemaking in Sudan Won't Work
Since Sudan's military coup on 25 October 2021, the United Nations mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has tried to find a compromise to the country's political crisis. In January 2022, it… Read more »
June 09, 2022
East Africa: Why Lake Victoria's 'Saviour Fish' Is Now the One That Needs Saving
Despite local measures to combat pollution and overfishing, stocks of the once bountiful Nile perch have fallen by at least three-quarters. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Elections 2023 - and So the Countdown Begins
Two familiar candidates will compete for the presidency amid some familiar problems but under a new electoral framework. Read more »
June 08, 2022
Kenya: One Day I Will Learn to Speak My Mother Tongue
I know some people think local languages are second class and that speaking English indicates a superior IQ, but I'm not one of them. Read more »
Malawi: How a Communion Wine Shortage Gave Birth to an International Brand
Linga wine is a small family business in Malawi that punches well above its weight. Read more »
June 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Exploring Ethiopia's Complicated Barriers to Peace
Who are the main warring parties and what do they want? Read more »
June 06, 2022
Africa: In Praise of African Technocrats
"I fought the good fight", is the biblical quote on Professor Benno Ndulu's gravestone in the packed cemetery in the centre of Dar es Salaam (2 Timothy 4:7-8). Nothing is more apt… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: African Creator Economy - A Socioeconomic Renaissance of the Continent?
The creator economy may well be a global phenomenon but to me Africa is positioned to profit the most from it compared to other continents. This sentiment is informed by a… Read more »