Guinea: Guinea's May Elections End Its Transition - but Will They Bring Stability?

Although authorities adhered to the ECOWAS timeline, Guinea's return to democracy is mired in controversy. Read more »

Africa: Dear Mr President - to Succeed, South Africa Needs an Excellent Social Development Minister

The department can no longer be treated as peripheral - its new minister must have empathy and a deep knowledge of social welfare. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's New Foreign Financing Law Further Narrows the Opposition's Chances

The law criminalising foreign political funding would only be justifiable if the country had a stronger democratic record. Read more »

Kenya: Economic Hardship Drives Kenyans Onto Russia's Brutal Frontline

High youth unemployment exposes young Kenyans, like thousands across Africa, to exploitation and false promises of lucrative jobs abroad. Read more »

Somalia: More Instability for Somalia As Another Election Deadline Lapses

Only a gradual consensus-based process can reconcile Somalia's competing political systems and avert repeated election crises. Read more »

Africa: U.S.-Africa Migrant Deals Ramp Up As Government Transparency Fails

More secretive deals to accept deported third-country migrants from the US degrade democracy and don't serve African countries. Read more »

East Africa: Somali Piracy Returns - a Warning From the Western Indian Ocean

Joint naval patrols are stretched thin by the Middle East crisis, but their ability to eradicate piracy was always limited. Read more »

Africa: Ruto and Macron Sing a Duet in Nairobi

Did France's first Africa summit outside the Francophonie this week reset its relations with the continent? Read more »

Somalia: How the Iran War Could Derail Somalia's Fragile Recovery

Somalia faces more than spillover effects - these shocks are pushing the country's long-term recovery further out of reach. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Kidnappers Exploit Online Public Empathy to Extract Higher Ransoms

Crowdfunding campaigns rescue hostages - but the visibility they generate is becoming part of how ransom demands are set. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Can Civilians Fill the Peacekeeping Gap in Eastern DR Congo?

If formally recognised, unarmed civilian protection and community-based early warning can offer a path to sustaining stability and security amid troop withdrawals. Read more »

Africa: The Optics, Interests and Limits of China's Tariff Offer to Africa

Without a collective approach from African states, China's tariff-free market access will not be the silver bullet many expect. Read more »

Namibia: Is Namibia's Nandi-Ndaitwah Matching Her Anti-Corruption Rhetoric With Action?

The president has fired ministers and condemned graft as treason - yet the system enabling it remains intact. Read more »

South Africa: What Should South Africa's Interim Police Chief Prioritise?

Puleng Dimpane may only have a short time available, but she can still do things that strengthen the South African Police Service. Read more »

Benin: Benin Hands Romuald Wadagni a Growth Mandate and a Democratic Test

How Benin's new president ensures inclusive growth, opens civic and political space and rebuilds regional ties will define his term. Read more »

Africa: African Champions Chart the Way On the Global Compact for Migration

Seventeen African nations are pioneering global migration management, but will others follow their lead? Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Road Rage Problem Goes Deeper Than Bad Drivers

Accumulated stress, inequality and normalised violence find expression on the road - and a firearm can turn misperception fatal. Read more »

Africa: Nigeria-Niger-Benin - Cross-Border Trade Resumes Amid Security Risks

The Tsamiya-Kamba corridor will revive regional commerce, but jihadist expansion could quickly unravel the gains. Read more »

South Africa: Cape Rerouting Exposes South Africa's Maritime Blind Spots

More ships are rounding the Cape, but ports, policy and strategy are not yet built to turn the surge into lasting gain. Read more »

Africa: The Hormuz Chokepoint Is Threatening Africa's Food Supply

Fertiliser disruption exposes a blind spot that farm-level policy has long ignored - but Africa holds the resources to fix it. Read more »

Central Africa: Internet Shutdowns Won't Solve Central Africa's Political Crises

Silencing the internet during unrest buys governments time but corrodes the trust and economic foundations that stability requires. Read more »

Africa: Spat With Trump Distracts From Pope Leo's Africa Tour

The Pope used his Africa debut to address broader global issues - but left many local questions unanswered. Read more »

Africa: Niger-Benin - a Narrow Window for Diplomatic Reset

The political transition in Cotonou opens a window for regional de-escalation that the African Union should seize. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Why Minerals-for-Security Deals Won't Save the DR Congo

Resource bartering doesn't deliver stability - it perpetuates institutional fragility and rarely builds public trust and legitimacy in African governments. Read more »

Africa: A Quiet U.S.-AU Deal That Could Reshape Investment in Africa

The Trump administration and the AU have started a bold journey that could 'flip the script' on decades of development cooperation. Read more »