Politics
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Opinion: Edward Lowassa is not Tanzania’s Buhari
Tanzania may well need change, but the incumbent party in the upcoming elections looks more likely to bring in that change than the opposition. ... -
Can the Central African Republic’s Samba-Panza hold it steady until the polls?
The recent flare up of violence in the CAR forced elections to be postponed. But pressure is still on to organise polls before the transition’s mandate ends. ... -
African Political Thought, Part 3: The New African Man
In part 3 of our lecture series, we examine transformation through the figures of Kenneth Kaunda, Julius Nyerere, Milton Obote and Kwame Nkrumah. Welcome to Part ... -
Review: Borderlines by Michela Wrong
In a novel with clear analogies to Eritrea and Ethiopia, Wrong writes with sensitivity but doesn’t take any prisoners. Journalists have to report news and analyse ... -
Sudan’s international capital diplomacy
Khartoum calculates that it can price up political accommodation with armed groups to normalisation of relations with Washington. But is the US interested? September was a ... -
In-depth interview with Mohamed Fahmy: ‘I am free. Now let’s free the others.’
In an exclusive interview, the #FreedAJStaff tells African Arguments about how he coped in prison, why he’s suing Aljazeera, and who we should turn ... -
Piketty in Africa: heat, hype and heterodox economics
The economist celebrated for putting inequality on the mainstream agenda visited the world’s most unequal country. French socialist and economist Thomas Piketty was in Johannesburg last ... -
DRC: The final countdown to the 2016 elections or just another transition?
President Kabila faces challenges on a number of fronts, from the opposition to the grassroots to members of his own inner circle. How much ... -
Guinea’s elections: A country divided, reliving its past
When Guineans go to the polls on Sunday, will President Alpha Condé be able to secure a second term in office? In May, Guinean ... -
On the campaign trail with Lowassa: “It is my turn to lead Tanzania”
With Edward Lowassa at the helm, Tanzania’s opposition looks set to do better than ever before in the upcoming elections. But could the former PM go ...
