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Tanzania cannot be allowed to be the new front for state-led Islamophobia
The ruling CCM party has a record of dismissing opposition in Zanzibar as “Islamist”. With tight elections on the horizon, this divisive rhetoric has been ... -
AAP#1: Electoral Politics in the DR Congo with Jason Stearns
What next for President Joseph Kabila of the DRC? Photograph by GCIS. In this podcast, Jason Stearns joins us to talk about electoral politics ... -
Just when Kenya’s military needs more civilian oversight, a proposed bill calls for less
If the government’s KDF Amendment Bill goes through as planned, Parliament will effectively lose its constitutional oversight of the army. Amidst a growing sense of ... -
Congo’s Katanga Governor Moïse Katumbi leaves ruling party, breaks silence
Katanga’s popular governor Moïse Katumbi could be the one politician able to mobilise enough votes across the DRC to challenge President Kabila. After a ... -
Joking Aside: What you may have missed in Tanzania’s elections
Presidential push-ups, a disappearing secretary-general and more promises than you can shake a stick at. Welcome to Tanzania’s election race. “I intend to be ... -
Nigeria’s Buhari faces toughest of tests in the Niger Delta
The 2009 agreement stemmed the conflict, but left structural conditions unchanged. How will President Buhari handle ongoing grievances when the deal expires in December? Nigeria appears to ... -
Western partners can’t provide military assistance to fight Boko Haram, but here’s what they can do
The US and others may not be able to provide weapons to an army implicated in human rights abuses. But helping reform Nigeria’s prisons and police could ... -
After the coup in Burkina Faso: unity, justice, and dismantling the Compaoré system
The courage of the Burkinabé people has been demonstrated once again, but so has the fact that the Compaoré system is still intact. Will ... -
Popular resistance to the Burkina Faso coup: who, where and what next?
As in October 2014, huge numbers of Burkinabé have taken to the streets. But this time round, it may be mobilisations in secondary towns ... -
Burkina Faso: The Old Guard vs. The People, Round 2
Less than a year after Blaise Compaoré was removed by a popular uprising, his allies have regained power through an unpopular coup. In late ...
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