Politics
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The Hollowing of Sovereignty: Nigeria’s Trilemma and the Retreat of the State
In early February, an insurgent group attacked communities in Kwara, North Central Nigeria, killing over a hundred people. President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack, ... -
Have Election Crackdowns Become the Norm? Domestic and Cross-Border Repression in East Africa
Human rights abuses marred the presidential elections in Uganda in January 2026 and the contested polls in Tanzania in October 2025. As neighbouring Kenya ... -
Lesotho’s Anti-Corruption Paradox: Empowered but Undermined
Over the past decade, Lesotho’s political landscape has been marked by repeated leadership turnover and fragile coalition governments, which have steadily eroded public trust. ... -
A Mirage of Extraversion: The Political Cost of Nigeria’s Lobbying Deal
The Nigerian government has recently engaged the services of a Washington-based lobbying firm to promote its efforts at protecting the lives of Nigerians against ... -
Youths in Zimbabwe Are Not Rejecting Politics – They Are Reshaping it
Youth political participation in Zimbabwe is often described in familiar terms: party membership, mobilisation through rallies, and the manipulation of unemployed young people into ... -
Israel’s Somaliland Gamble is Repeating the Bloody History that Created Al-Shabaab
The Boxing Day recognition will not bring stability but will ignite a conflict that empowers extremists and spills into Ethiopia’s troubled east. On Boxing ... -
Museveni’s Militarised Elections: A Gen Z Reckoning
The 15 January elections in Uganda are almost a foregone conclusion, preceded, as has become customary, by a violent crackdown against the opposition. As ... -
Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso: a shared history collides with political fractures
For many decades, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali constituted one of the most integrated spaces of human and economic circulation in West Africa. ... -
Israel Recognizes Somaliland: Risks for Peace and Conflict in the Somali Horn of Africa
On 26 December 2025 Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel announced the official recognition of Somaliland by his government. This came as a surprise to ... -
Africa’s Share of the Nobel Prizes: A Reflection of the World Order
The curtain has fallen in Oslo and Stockholm. The Nobel Prize laureates have been announced. The award ceremony has taken place; however, it has ...
