Politics
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Burundi: A president “chosen by God” and those who disagree
Pierre Nkurunziza continues to tighten his grip ahead of May 2020 elections. Is it too late to stop the crisis deepening? Four years after ... -
Somalia: President Farmaajo’s stacks the deck to secure a second term
With full elections unlikely in 2020, the incumbent is trying to lock down the support of lawmakers who will again select the president. Although ... -
Ethiopia must stop hate speech, not free speech
Tackling disinformation requires a subtle balance between different sets of values, not vaguely defined punitive laws. On 23 October, the prominent public figure Jawar ... -
An interesting election in Namibia, at last
A 62-year-old dentist and Icelandic corruption scandal have injected some unpredictability into a usually predictable contest. Ever since Namibia’s first post-independence elections in 1994, ... -
Sudan needs a lifeline now
Now is not the time to wait and see. Sudan’s new government needs the support of its international allies, particularly in Africa, immediately. At ... -
Zambia: The plan to remove President Lungu, from within his own party
Some in the ruling Patriotic Front have rallied behind the president. Others have developed a four-point plan to get rid of him. On 8 ... -
Elite ANC politics has failed. South Africa needs a “politics of the people”
India’s liberation experience shows us the importance of differentiating between elites and subordinates, rather than just looking at race. After a quarter century under ... -
Why Tanzania’s local elections are more important than they might seem
Tanzania’s local elections are an important prequel to the 2020 national elections – in more ways than one. Last week, Tanzania’s leading opposition parties ... -
Mozambique: An unexpected landslide, an expected crisis
Following its big election victory, Frelimo will continue to consolidate political and economic power to the detriment of most. On 15 October as Mozambique ... -
Africa Insiders: A massacre in Mali, and its underlying dynamics
The essentials: At least 53 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack on a military camp near Indelimane in northern Mali. The attack was ...
