Politics
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We need to talk about Cyril: South Africa’ s Ramaphosa should face greater scrutiny over business and tax affairs – By Desné Masie
Oh the irony. In 1982, Cyril Ramaphosa, presided over the establishment of one of South Africa’s largest trade unions, the National Union of Mineworkers ... -
Perpetual Conflict: why discord between the Somali President and prime minister continues – By Hassan M. Abukar
The recent conflict between President Hassan S. Mohamoud and Prime Minister Abdiweli Ahmed has caused a gridlock in the Somali government’s operations. The prime ... -
Changing Prime Minister once a year will not benefit Somalia’s future – By Yusuf M. Hassan
Somalia’s Federal Parliament was closed on Nov. 11th and 15th after a group of MPs disrupted proceedings by shouting, banging on tables, and some waving protest signs that ... -
A year on – Mandela: Myth and Reality
On the anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies is convening a conference to examine the complexities of Mandela ... -
Do Nigeria’s female suicide attackers point to desperation or high ambition for Boko Haram? – By Elizabeth Pearson
On Sunday November 16th a suicide attacker targeted a mobile phone market in Azare, in North East Nigeria’s Bauchi state, leaving at least thirteen ... -
Leveraging State-Building in Somalia: learning from Somaliland’s Non-Roadmap – By Dr Dominik Balthasar
Hope and optimism accompanied the installation of the new Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in September 2012, but today, the administration appears to be ... -
Congo’s leadership beyond 2016: Is Moí¯se Katumbi’s star on the rise? – By Kris Berwouts and Manya Riche
Manya and Kris conducted research for DFID DRC’s “˜Evidence, Analysis and Coordination Programme’ (EACP), on behalf of Integrity Research and Consultancy, in April and ... -
Tunisia: Political comeback of Ben Ali’s cohort a setback to democracy – By Mourad Teyeb
The political party Nidaa Tounes has won 85 seats in the newly-elected 217-member Tunisian parliament. This compares with the 69 seats won by the ... -
Zambia: post-Sata, PF splits over Lungu’s presidential bid– By Arthur Simuchoba
Since the death of former president Michael Sata in London on 28th October, a split has been developing between two factions within the ruling ... -
Failing hospitals and private-public fiefdoms: what healthcare reveals about Sudan – By Nesrine Malik
The average hospital in Khartoum is a mix of disgrace and valour. With almost no resources, healthcare professionals swing between exhausted apathy and admirable ...
