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What next in Chakwera’s anti-corruption crusade in Malawi?
A scandal from the last regime forced the president to fire senior officials, suspend his VP and risk breaking the ruling coalition. The ... -
“Mainstream history was written by the coloniser…it’s time we wrote ours”
An interview with Leila Aboulela whose latest novel returns to Khartoum’s 1884 siege to make a case for a different construction of history. AFRICAN ... -
Did Nigeria’s election tech fail or was it sabotaged?
Young voters put their faith in digital technology. But at polling units nationwide, many were transported to an elections twilight zone. Victor Madu, a ... -
Safi Faye: Farewell to a pioneering filmmaker
Senegalese filmmaker was the first African woman to make a commercial feature film, Kaddu Beykat, in 1975. Last Thursday, as filmmakers, curators and cinephiles were ... -
The Gangs of Gombe
Birthed by democracy, recruited by rival politicians, they have operated with impunity. This election season has been no different. On 12 December last year, ... -
Africa has its first chief heat officer. Five things should be on her agenda
Freetown’s heat officer can set an example to Africa and the world as temperatures and risks rise. Eugenia Kargbo has an unusual job: she ... -
Will technology deliver a clean election for Nigeria?
Voter registration is up, as confidence in election technology grows, but trust in the electoral commission continues to flounder. From tomorrow, 25 February, ... -
Boko Haram and Nigeria’s elections: The candidates’ security pledges
The activities of over 80 active militant groups have already pushed Nigeria to the brink. How will the new president respond? Awaiting the winner ... -
Inside the insurgency in northeastern Nigeria
As a regional force ratchets up pressure, rival Islamist factions engage in a brutal fratricidal war. Is it a matter of time before Boko ...
