January 21, 2014
Zambia: How Much Can a New Constitution Really Change?
After countless missed deadlines, Zambia is finally making progress towards a new constitution. But real change will require more than just a piece of paper. Read more »
January 17, 2014
Sierra Leone: Decline of Pioneering College
The radical students at Fourah Bay College were once a source of political dynamism, activism and opposition in Sierra Leone. How times have changed. Read more »
Nigeria: Party Leader's Turbulent Tenure Ends
President Jonathan has lost one of his closest allies in PDP chair Bamanga Tukur. What next for the party and Jonathan's 2015 aspirations? Read more »
January 15, 2014
Nigeria: Anti-Gay Bill - Don't Fall for Jonathan's Distraction Tactic
Homophobia is not the only motive behind Nigeria's new anti-gay bill. President Goodluck Jonathan is trying to cover up incompetence with hatred. Read more »
Africa: Is This What Friendly Commercial Farming Looks Like?
Some say the agribusiness Gadco's presence in eastern Ghana is the best thing that's ever happened in the region. Others fear that there are accidents waiting to happen. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Is President Compaoré Finally On the Way Out?
Despite Compaoré's efforts to strengthen his position, there are growing signs that the writing is on the wall for his 26-year-old regime. Read more »
January 14, 2014
Central African Republic: Peace or Increased Volatility in Post-Djotodia Era?
With the president and prime minister gone, a vast host of parties and opportunists are pushing for a role in the next administration. Read more »
January 13, 2014
Africa: Africans Need to Stop Listening to the Colonial Voices in Their Heads
In Africa's parliaments, presidential palaces and boardrooms, Africans continue to obey the commands of other peoples, nations and continents telling them what to do. Read more »
Africa: Mixing Business and Pleasure With Some of Africa's Invisible Gay Activists
The editor of a well-known Canadian queer magazine once expressed to me his interest in running more articles on homophobia in Africa. He was bored of writing about Toronto's… Read more »
January 10, 2014
Zimbabwe: Battle to Succeed Mugabe Steps Up
This year could see Mugabe's successor emerge once and for all, but who will it be? Mujuru has the numbers, but Mnangagwa has the powerful backers. Read more »
January 09, 2014
South Sudan: Donor-Driven Technical Fixes Failed - It's Time to Get Political
While commentators argue about who or what is most at fault for South Sudan's return to conflict, one thing is clear: the international community is not free from blame. Read more »
January 07, 2014
Nigeria: Is Jonathan Taking an Authoritarian Turn?
In the face of growing challenges to his authority, President Jonathan appears to be increasingly intolerant of "treasonous" criticism. Read more »
January 06, 2014
Southern Africa: Will the Zambia-Tanzania Railway Survive?
Even when the story of the Zambia-Tanzania railway is is one of triumph and togetherness, there's still a current of anxiety flowing beneath the surface. Read more »
Tunisia: Nation's Revolution Three Years On
Tunisia has shifted from being romantic tale of revolution to a tricky testing ground for the contending forces of political Islam, the market economy, and progressive politics. Read more »
December 31, 2013
Africa: The Editors' Picks - Think Africa Press' Top 15 Articles From 2013
Our favourite articles from the year. Read more »
East Africa: A Somali Holiday in Nairobi
With its sewage-flooded roads and dangerous reputation, Eastleigh may not be top of most tourist lists. But there are some around the world who just can't keep away. Read more »
Africa: Think Africa Press' Top 10 Most Read Articles From 2013
Booze, goths, how (not) to save the world, and some of the other things you've been reading about this year. Read more »
December 20, 2013
South Sudan: Experts Weekly - South Sudan in Violent Crisis
A long running political struggle at the top of the ruling SPLM has degenerated into violence that risks civil war. Think Africa Press asks seven experts for analysis and what can… Read more »
December 19, 2013
Guinea: Sékou Touré - Hardline Hero or Visionary Villain?
"We prefer poverty in liberty to riches in slavery," Sékou Touré famously told Guinea's colonial masters. But under his own long rule many liberties were withheld. Read more »
December 17, 2013
North Africa: Are the Chinese Next On Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Hit List?
With Beijing backing some unpopular regional regimes and suppressing Muslim Uyghurs back home, Chinese workers could soon find themselves on the wrong side Islamist militant… Read more »
Nigeria: Felabration, Saturday 14 December At 229 the Venue, London
Fela Kuti might have been the archetypal rebel, but this belated 75th birthday party for Nigeria's favourite son was a cosy affair. Read more »
December 16, 2013
Nigeria: How Grassroots Education Can Change Perceptions of HIV/Aids in Nigeria
Being a 16-year-old girl, facing daily poverty and growing up in a polygamous family in a town in central Nigeria, I could never imagine how much overhearing what a peer educator… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Drivers Smuggling Babies Across the Border
As Christmas approaches, the Zimbabwe/South Africa border gets busy. Crowds of people cross over, tons of goods are transported, and around 200 babies are illegally smuggled. Read more »
Central African Republic: A Mixed Bag of Foreign Peacekeepers to the Rescue?
Foreign forces may be CAR's only hope, but international peacekeepers bring with them many risks, and the country's experience with intervention in the past has not all been… Read more »
Ghana: Suite or Slum? The Serious Shortage of Affordable Housing
Due to a lack of mid-price housing, urban Ghanaians are often confined to two options: plush penthouse or crammed shanty town. Read more »