Yearly Archives: 2016
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Somalia is still fragile, but fragile is progress
Al-Shabaab is still launching attacks, donor fatigue is rising, and countless other challenges remain. But there’s no doubt Somalia is moving in the right direction. For ... -
Not just big dicks: Kenya’s real cross-cutting theme is class
Kenya’s political system has disenfranchised millions of women, but it has also disenfranchised the majority of the population, saving its greatest levels of violence for the ... -
Panama Papers: how journalists walked the walk as politicians just talked
Thanks to investigative reporters, whistleblowers and international media collaboration, the issue of tax havens is being brought to the fore. With the Panama Papers exposé perhaps ... -
To break or to build: The choice now facing Uganda’s opposition
With the Supreme Court upholding President Museveni’s election victory, which way will Uganda’s opposition turn? ‘When the going gets tough, the tough must get going Especially ... -
Why should anyone listen to the whitewashing of Congo-Brazzaville?
Former British MP Eric Joyce says Congo-B is a “broadly functioning democracy” and “exemplary member” of the EITI. Really? [This article has been amended from the ... -
#147notjustanumber: Reclaiming the hearts of Kenya’s youth a year on from Garissa
To prevent another attack like Garissa, responses need to be grounded where the point of impact is greatest: in the heart and spirit of the youth. ... -
Could President Idriss Deby face a shock in Chad’s elections?
The anger and scale of protests in February were unprecedented. Could this have an effect on the 10 April polls? Weeks of protest in Chad appear ... -
United and credible: Côte d’Ivoire’s response to the Grand Bassam attacks
In the wake of the deadly Grand Bassam attacks, political rivals stood together and were able to act effectively. The attacks that took place in mid-March ... -
Namibia’s President Geingob one year on: A for effort, D for performance
Hage Geingob has declared a “war on poverty” but has yet to turn his fine words into action. As Namibians take stock of President Hage Geingob’s ... -
Zanzibar votes again, but what next?
The results from Zanzibar’s election re-run on 20 March are a foregone conclusion. But what happens next is not. Here are 5 possibilities. In the aftermath of ...
