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Zimbabwe: How impeachment would actually work
Impeaching President Mugabe will not be a quick or a simple affair. Now that ZANU-PF has resolved to commence impeachment proceedings against Zimbabwe’s President ... -
Rebuilding after the dictator: New Gambia’s slow road to reform
President Jammeh spent over two decades centralising power and sowing distrust. How do you rebuild a nation after that? How do you dismantle over ... -
Power to the party: Zimbabwe’s coup isn’t a revolution but a consolidation
President Mugabe’s successor may make some economic reforms, but don’t expect ZANU-PF to loosen its grip on power. Many in Zimbabwe and beyond are ... -
“Only the short-sighted would say we’ve been liberated”: Life continues amid Zimbabwe’s political limbo
Zimbabweans are on tenterhooks and social media is abuzz. But most are going about their daily business as they wait to see what happens ... -
Zimbabwe: Coup or not, this is the end of an era
The liberation generation has decided to maintain its power through the use of gun. What now? This is the end of an era. But ... -
“A symbolic representation of life”: Behind Malawi’s blood-sucking beliefs
Nine people have been killed by vigilantes recently. But this isn’t the first time rumours of vampires sucking people’s blood have surfaced in Malawi. ... -
Zimbabwe: The UK’s misguided role in the rise and fall of Mnangagwa
The UK’s faith in the former VP taking over from Robert Mugabe revealed its deep misunderstanding of Zimbabwean politics and history. There are several reasons ... -
Zambia: Lungu’s state capture is so complete he barely needs to pretend
Why President Lungu’s threats to the judiciary mark a new phase in Zambia’s slide to authoritarianism. When Kenya’s Supreme Court judges annulled the results ... -
Somaliland election: Will the self-declared state show East Africa how it’s done?
Polls suggest a close race for the presidency, but there’s more at stake than just the result in Somaliland’s 13 November election. On 13 ... -
2 years on: Tanzania’s Magufuli isn’t a bulldozer. He’s a magician.
President John Magufuli hasn’t just “pushed through” change. He’s achieved things that were considered all but impossible two years ago. The inauguration of John ...
