Politics
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Aid has failed. COVID-19 both exposes this and offers the chance for a reset.
Coronavirus has laid bare the failures of aid. Instead of it being wasted or used to prop up big men, it must now serve ... -
Sweeping powers and a transition on ice: Pandemic politics in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s state of emergency gives it both vague wide-ranging powers and an impending political headache. Read all our COVID-19 coverage On 8 April, Ethiopia’s ... -
Guinea’s elections had a clear winner. But its contest for power isn’t over.
President Alpha Condé and the ruling party got the results they wanted. What now? The final results from Guinea’s highly contested double ballot on 22 ... -
Coronavirus: Beware the power grab
The pandemic is a real emergency and the perfect excuse for a power grab. We must monitor abuses and be ready to take back ... -
COVID-19: The AU must adapt, not wait. It’s needed now more than ever.
At the very time the African Union is most needed to manage crises, many of its operations have been put on hold. Read all ... -
High-profile jailbreak undermines Somalia’s fight for justice
Abdirashid Janan’s arrest suggested justice might soon be served. His escape shows how far away it remains. On 31 August 2019, dramatic news emerged ... -
Covid-19: Africa must act locally, but keep thinking globally
A danger perhaps graver than the disease itself is the collapse of our economies, mortally wounded by a world turning in on itself. Read ... -
Kony’s rebels remain a threat, but they’re also selling honey to get by
The LRA has gone from a fearsome fighting force to a small band struggling to survive. Is now the moment to finally end the ... -
The opposition playbook for discrediting elections and its risks
Opposition parties across Africa and world have been using a similar set of strategies to discredit elections. Here’s what they are. Malawi recently held ... -
Why is Zimbabwe doing so little to tackle growing gang violence?
Many suspect that Zimbabwe’s machete gangs are pawns in a much bigger tussle for power. In towns scattered along Zimbabwe’s gold belts, the fear ...
