April 14
Mozambique: Mozambique Relies On Rwanda's Troops to Fight Terrorism - What Happens If They Leave?
Rwanda has threatened to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, signalling a potentially decisive shift in the southern African country's security… Read more »
April 10
Benin: How Reforms Under Patrice Talon Have Reshaped the Electoral Competition in Benin
Benin voters will head to the polls on April 12, 2026 to elect their next president. This election comes at a time when Benin's political landscape has been profoundly transformed… Read more »
April 07
Kenya: Seizure of 2,000 Ants At Nairobi Airport Highlights the Hidden Scale of Insect Trafficking
Last year Kenya Wildlife Service warned of a growing demand for garden ants in Europe and Asia, where some people view them as exotic pets. An attempt to smuggle over 2,000 garden… Read more »
South Africa: South African Court Orders Eskom to Disclose R70 Billion Coal and Diesel Contracts - Why the Ruling Matters
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal recently ruled that the country's state-owned electricity utility Eskom must disclose its contracts with coal and diesel suppliers. This is a… Read more »
April 02
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Push to Extend the President's Rule Could Deepen Elite Divisions and Weaken Democracy
Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, wants to amend the constitution through a bill in parliament. It won't be that simple, however. Under the constitution, voters must approve such… Read more »
April 01
Uganda: Bobi Wine's Decision to Flee Uganda Points to a Shrinking Landscape for Opposition Politics
Bobi Wine's escape from Uganda is not just a striking episode in itself, it also offers insight into the current state of the opposition - particularly his National Unity Platform… Read more »
Kenya: Brutal Mau Mau Camps in Kenya Were an Extension of Britain's Colonial Prison System - Historian Traces Their Roots
During the Mau Mau uprising between 1952 and 1960, the British colonial government confined an estimated 150,000 Kenyans in a sprawling network of "emergency" detention camps. Read more »
March 29
South Africa: South Africa's New Parental Leave Policy Is Designed for Equality - but It Could Do Better
South Africa introduced a new amendment to the parental leave policy in October 2025. The aim was to provide equitable rights for all parents. Noreth Muller-Kluits, a disability… Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: U.S. Troops in Nigeria to Help Fight Terrorism Could End Up Making It Worse - Analyst
The recent deployment of US soldiers in Nigeria to assist the west African country in its counterterrorism campaign could worsen Nigeria's insecurity. Read more »
March 22
Nigeria: Iran War Could Add to Nigeria's Security Troubles. What to Watch Out for
The war between Iran and Israel and the US may have far-reaching regional and global implications. Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Fink Haysom Fought Tirelessly for Justice and Reconciliation - in South Africa and On the Global Stage
The preamble of the South African constitution of 1996 starts as follows: Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Stripped of Title - Afcon Ruling Is Lawful, but It Puts CAF's Reputation At Risk
The appeals board of African football's ruling body, the Confederation of African Football (Caf), on 17 March overturned the outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)… Read more »
March 13
Mauritius: Why the Chagos Islands Deal Is Delayed - and Mauritius Is Threatening to Sue the UK
More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965. But the… Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Afrobeats Celebrates Cybercrime and It's Becoming a Global Problem
When former US secretary of state Colin Powell took to a London stage alongside Nigerian artist Olu Maintain in 2008 and danced to a song called Yahoozee, he almost certainly… Read more »
March 09
Kenya: Mau Mau - How Kenya's History of Colonial Violence Speaks Through Living Bodies and Graves
Between 1952 and 1963, Kenya experienced one of the most violent chapters in its modern history. The Mau Mau uprising, rooted in land dispossession and political repression under… Read more »
March 06
South Africa: South Africa's Power Utility Eskom Tried to Block a Gold Mine From Going Solar - but Lost in Court
South Africa's national energy policy says: build more renewable power facilities and build them fast. Read more »
March 05
Africa: The Iran War and Global Trade - Will the Cape Route Become the New Normal?
Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system. Read more »
March 03
South Africa: Warships As Diplomats - How the South African Navy Is Tasked With Building Ties With Other Nations
A naval exercise off the South African coast in January 2026, dubbed Will for Peace and involving the warships of South Africa, China, Russia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and… Read more »
March 02
South Sudan: South Sudan Has Never Had an Election to Hand Over Presidential Power - So What Are the Rules of Succession?
South Sudan has not held an election since it gained independence 15 years ago, and progress towards a new constitution has stalled. Election dates have been set and postponed at… Read more »
February 28
Uganda: Joseph Kony - How a Ugandan War Criminal and His Soldiers Have Evaded Capture and Endured for Decades
Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), remains at large two decades after the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against him and… Read more »
February 26
Morocco: Ancient Fossils Shed Light On a Key Period in Human Evolution
Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the… Read more »
February 25
Africa: Disability and Access to Justice in Four African Countries - Strong Laws, Weak in Practice
South Africa has a reputation as one of the most progressive countries on the African continent when it comes to disability rights. Read more »
February 20
Ethiopia: Ethiopia and Eritrea Are On Edge Again - What's Behind the Growing Risk of War
The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its… Read more »
February 19
Africa: Should South Africa Use the Army to Fight Gangs? the Short Answer Is No
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape in his 2026 State of the Nation… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Is Sending in the Army to Fight Crime (Again). Does It Ever Work?
Soldiers from the South African National Defence Force are going to be deployed alongside members of the South African Police Service to combat gangs and armed groups associated… Read more »
