March 19, 2023
South Africa: Algorithms Are Moulding and Shaping Our Politics. Here's How to Avoid Being Gamed
In 2016, evidence began to mount that then-South African president Jacob Zuma and a family of Indian-born businessmen, the Guptas, were responsible for widespread "state capture".… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Had 93 Million Registered Voters, but Only a Quarter Voted - 5 Reasons Why
Nigerians went to the polls in late February to vote for a new president, as well as representatives to two houses of the federal parliament. The turnout was abysmal. There were… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Nigeria: Central Bank Made Critical Mistakes That Doomed the Country's Currency Redesign
Nigeria has successfully introduced new banknotes on about 10 occasions since independence in 1960. So why has the latest attempt been so controversial and traumatic? And what… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia's President Is Targeting Migrants to Divert Attention From Serious Domestic Problems - a Classic Tactic
Tunisia's president Kais Saied recently called for urgent measures against illegal immigration of sub-Saharan African nationals. He said they were a source of "violence, crime and… Read more »
February 19, 2023
South Africa: South Africa Has a New Deputy President in Paul Mashatile - What He Brings to the Table
South Africa has a new deputy president in Paul Shipokosa Mashatile, the deputy president of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He'll replace the incumbent, David… Read more »
March 05, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs to Take Science More Seriously - an Agenda for the New President
Nigerians voted to elect a new president on 25 February and he will be sworn in on 29 May 2023. One of his responsibilities must be to lead the country in taking science more… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Nigeria: Election Was Nearly Derailed By Technology - but Biometric Devices Weren't the Problem
Technology nearly derailed the conclusion of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission could not fulfil its promise to transmit… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Promised to 'Renew Hope' for Nigeria - 5 Ways He Can Achieve This
The 2023 presidential election in Nigeria has been formally won - and lost. By mid-week Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, had been declared the winner of… Read more »
Zambia: History of Green Policies Shows Why Environment and Development Must Go Hand in Hand #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate change and environmental policy measures have become a central part of planning for sustainable development and avoiding crises such as food and water insecurity. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Bola Ahmed Tinubu - the Kingmaker Is Now Nigeria's President-Elect
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, has been declared winner of the country's keenly contested presidential election. Read more »
February 26, 2023
Africa: How White Saviourism Harms International Development
A little while ago, two comedians on a late-night show poked fun of the "white saviour complex." It's the idea that people of colour, whether in the Global South or in the West,… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - the Kingmaker Is Now Nigeria's President-Elect
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, has been declared winner of the country's keenly contested presidential election. Read more »
February 28, 2023
South Africa: God and Politics in South Africa - the Ruling ANC's Winning Strategy
Religion shapes some of the most controversial decisions that governments need to make: access to abortion, same-sex marriage, the death penalty and the legal status of sex work.… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Nigeria: Women's Rights Exist Only On Paper in Nigeria - New President Needs to Address Urgently
Violence against African women and the widespread violation of their basic human rights is shaped by societal and cultural barriers. In Nigeria, women's rights appear to be… Read more »
February 24, 2023
South Africa: South Africa's Intelligence Agency Needs Speedy Reform - or It Must Be Shut Down
South Africa's civilian intelligence service, the State Security Agency, is a broken institution. It is meant to provide intelligence to forewarn the country about national… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Presidential Elections - Alarm Over Violence and Security Likely to Drive Vote
With Nigeria's presidential elections slated for Saturday 25 February, the country's independent electoral commission's offices have suffered several attacks in recent weeks.… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Elections - the Surprising Influence of Afrobeats Music On Politics
In the run-up to Nigeria's February 2023 elections, the country's younger generation has mobilised to demand change and redefine the political landscape - and music has been… Read more »
Africa: Election Observers Are Important for Democracy - but Few Voters Know What They Do
Election observers keep watch over polls throughout the world. Their job is to support efforts to improve electoral quality and to provide transparency. In African countries, both… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Heads to the Polls - 5 Essential Reads About the Elections
Nigerians go to the polls on 25 February to elect a new president, vice-president, 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the Federal House of Representatives. Eighteen… Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Could Be the Force That Topples Nigeria's Two Main Political Parties
Obi-dient is the word in town for the Nigerians who support Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. To them, Obi is the best candidate for the country's… Read more »
Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - Nigeria's Kingmaker Who Wants to Be King
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, holds two traditional titles: Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban of the Borgu kingdom in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Elections Are Crowded With Candidates - Use This New Tool to Decide Who to Vote for in Your Area
Eighteen political parties are contesting for Nigeria's presidential elections scheduled for 25 February. Yes, 18 parties. But that's not the highest number of parties in Nigeria's… Read more »
February 21, 2023
South Africa: South Africa and Israel - New Memorial Park in the Jewish State Highlights Complex History
Israeli officials and Jewish South African activists inaugurated a memorial park in Tel Mond, a city north of Tel Aviv, in November 2022. Gan Siyabonga (We Thank You Garden)… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Natural Resources Are Under Threat - Urgent Steps a New President Must Take
By the end of May 2023 Nigeria will have a new president following February's elections. Read more »
February 19, 2023
South Africa: Paul Mashatile Is Set to Become South Africa's Deputy President - What He Brings to the Table
South Africa is set to have a new deputy president in Paul Shipokosa Mashatile, the deputy president of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He'll replace the incumbent,… Read more »