Politics
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Zambia: Scott out as Lungu tries to stamp authority on new cabinet – By Arthur Simuchoba
The cabinet of the new Zambian President Edgar Lungu contained few surprises. All but five ministers under the late President Michael Sata were retained. ... -
Nigeria Forum: election postponement sparks rumours, doomsday scenarios and more uncertainty – By Antony Goldman
When Attahiru Jega, Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced on 7 February his decision to postpone by six weeks general elections ... -
MONUSCO: Kobler’s likely departure signals post-FIB era for peacekeeping in Congo – By Timo Mueller
As we enter another critical year for the DRC, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo (MONUSCO) is going to lose most of its political ... -
Mozambique elections and beyond: Renamo MPs sworn in, but violence raises stakes in a predictable game – By Justin Pearce
It has taken almost four months since Mozambique’s last general election for members of parliament from the largest opposition party, Renamo, to be sworn ... -
Africa tops the best food in the world league – By Richard Dowden
If you said the words “Africa” and “food” and asked most people in the western world what the connection was, I would bet my ... -
Nigeria: As Democracy and Stability Hang in the Balance, What Is the Role of the International Community? – By Johnnie Carson
Nigeria’s presidential election is heating up and the international community needs to intensify its focus on that country as it moves towards elections on ... -
Somalia Moving Forward: An Alternative Path for Vision 2016 – By Kamal Gutale
Looking Back During Somalia’s transitional period, successive governments lacked the ability to propose a cohesive plan to advance the country’s political system and with ... -
The strange tale of Emeka and the unwanted election – By Elnathan John
All his adult life, Emeka wanted to get married on February 14th. He first came close two years ago with his previous fiancée. But ... -
Can January Makamba be the next president of Tanzania? – By Ben Taylor
The Economist doesn’t often write about Tanzania. When it does, the country’s political and business elites pay attention. So, a few weeks before the ... -
Politics on two wheels: motorcycle taxis and divergent development in Rwanda and Uganda – By Tom Goodfellow
Anyone who has sped across the cities of the African Great Lakes region at night on the back of a motorcycle taxi, whether gliding ...
