Author: Nick Westcott
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The two defining challenges facing South Africa
Stagnation at home and fence-sitting abroad are costing the country dearly, and the costs are only rising. South Africa is facing two fundamental challenges, one internal, ... -
What Will Happen in Sudan?
The current crisis exposes the motives of the men with guns. It requires, paradoxically, the intervention of a distracted international community that has done little to ... -
Oligarchs, Oil and Obi-dients: The battle for the soul of Nigeria
The end of the oil-fuelled patronage system may pose the greatest threat to the nation since the Civil War. Therein may lie its salvation. Nigeria’s elections ... -
How useful is aid to Africa?
Mills’ latest book calls for donors to focus on democracies, but electoral systems can be as susceptible to corruption as autocracies. Since 1960, Africa has received ... -
Making sense of the coup in Burkina Faso
The latest coup in the Sahel again points to domestic and international distrust and policy failures. Another day, another coup in the Sahel. Within 12 months, ... -
What could happen next in Ethiopia’s war of attrition?
While Abiy may control the plains, the TPLF are almost impossible to defeat in the mountains. The one factor that could change things is external. All ... -
Ethiopia: PM Abiy’s three big challenges
Abiy is known to have strong convictions but also for having a pragmatic streak. To find a path to peace, he will need both. On the ... -
Tigray: How Ethiopia reached this crisis point and how it could get out
Virtually all Ethiopia’s neighbours and partners are against the conflict in Tigray, but can they stop it? The current crisis in Tigray has not appeared from ... -
Coronavirus’ triple hit in Africa on health, the economy and politics
The effects of the global pandemic will go far beyond just health concerns. Read all our COVID-19 coverage The coronavirus Covid-19 has delivered a massive shock ...
