Africa: A Tale of Two Elections - Mali and Zimbabwe at the Crossroads

By the whims of the calendar, back-to-back elections in Mali (July 29) and Zimbabwe (July 30) potentially could change the political landscapes in the Sahel and Southern Africa. Read more »

Africa: Mo Ibrahim Deserves a Democracy Award Himself

As Mo Ibrahim rounded the corner to the Radisson elevator on his way to the democracy award ceremony, I greeted him and declared that the Africanist community should give him an… Read more »

Africa: Lessons To Be Learned from Kenya As Liberia Prepares to Vote

The Kenyan Supreme Court's monumental decision on 1 September to annul the presidential election and order a new poll in two months time is reverberating through the continent. But… Read more »

Africa: The Art of the Deal - President Trump as 'Mr. Africa'

President-elect Trump's early personnel choices prompted questions about his pledges to have an open and inclusive administration. Chief Advisor Steve Bannon's ethno-nationalist… Read more »

Africa: Mandela Memories

Nelson Mandela's death will reorder the moral construct of our world. It forces all citizen activists, freedom fighters, human rights defenders and young people worldwide to… Read more »

Mali: Presidential Runoff Makes History

Mali stands to make history on Sunday. Read more »

Mali: Benchmarks Needed To Hold Elections in July

Mali burst onto the international scene in January 2012 when disgruntled fighters returning from Libya renewed their interest in a separate state carved from territory in northern… Read more »

Africa: Remembering Don Payne

In the Africa-focused community there is an enormous crater when Donald Payne once stood.   He loomed larger than Mount Rushmore as the go-to person for any and everything… Read more »