Nigeria: A Troubling Picture

Nigerians are increasingly frustrated at the growing disconnect between the political class and ordinary people. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Electoral Aftermath

While Zimbabwe's ruling party continues its campaign to quash opposition forces post-election, the Southern African Development Community takes a "business as usual" approach. Read more »

Nigeria: Blood Money

When it comes to wealth transfer, Nigerian Pentecostal churches prefer to keep it all in the family. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Catastrophic Displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The latest revelations about the scale of the Democratic Republic of Congo's crisis deserve attention. Read more »

Nigeria: Dependency Theory

The phenomenon of state-sponsored weddings across Nigeria's predominantly Muslim northern region raises pertinent questions on the limits of political benevolence. Read more »

Mozambique: A Foreboding Set of Local Elections in Mozambique

The government's heavy-handed response to recent local elections may spell trouble for Mozambique's security and democracy prospects. Read more »

Nigeria: In Search of Manhood

The genital disappearance panic sweeping across Nigeria evokes nagging anxiety over masculinity and male power. Read more »

Kenya: 1100 Kenyans Will Not Save Haiti

The UN-authorized Kenyan peace mission to Haiti is a welcome gesture, but it falls drastically short of the help the country urgently needs to establish a modern state. Read more »

Nigeria: Paper Truths and Counterfeit Lives

The furor over Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's academic records is less about his person and more about the character of Nigerian society. Read more »

Nigeria: An Army of Special Assistants for Top Level Office Holders

Why do public office holders in Nigeria increasingly appoint a large number of personal aides? Read more »

Africa: A Dispiriting High-Level Week at the UN as Leaders Devalue Democracy

Leaders devalue democracy under the guise of standing up to the West. Read more »

Sudan: Civil Society Laying the Groundwork for Sustained Peace

Supporting Sudanese agency in the ongoing conflict will boost confidence-building measures for a sustained peace. Read more »

Africa: A Democratic Inquest

Pervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices. Read more »

Africa: Further Downhill for African Democracy Efforts

Democracy is decidedly worse for wear in Africa following a set of sham elections in Zimbabwe and Gabon, with few bright spots in the upcoming electoral calendar. Read more »

Nigeria: The Rules of Obeisance

What various forms of bodily deportment can teach us about power and authority in Africa. Read more »

West Africa: The Rise of the Gangsta Militariat

The latest generation of African coupists offers definitive proof that the armed forces are the greatest victims of military rule. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Governance Dilemma

With no clear end in sight for Kenya's cost of living crisis, the Ruto administration will struggle to promote calm while managing expectations. Read more »

Africa: Democracy is in Trouble on the Continent

Three decades after the fight for multiparty democracy in Africa, many on the continent still face sham elections, restrictions of rights, and few improvements. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Multiple Security Crises

Across the continent, ill-conceived security arrangements are having unintended consequences Read more »

West Africa: The Anti - Anti-Coup

The apparent success of the military coup in Niger bodes ill for democracy and stability in the Sahel and the rest of the continent. Read more »

Senegal: A Setback for Senegal

With news of the dissolution of Senegal's main opposition party, it is one step forward and two steps back for Senegalese democracy. Read more »

Africa: Pax Nigeriana

Nigeria should lead an Afro-Western alliance to flush out Niger's military junta and restore democracy in the country. Read more »

Niger: The Military Seizes Power in Niger

Pro-democracy forces must address the conditions that create fertile ground for coup d'états. Read more »

Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - A Reformer's Dilemma

Tinubu's macroeconomics gets a reality check from Nigeria's micropolitics. Read more »

Africa: Lessons From a New Era of African Statecraft

African populations are eager for partners and reform in the international system, the United States should embrace change. Read more »