Politics
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“The main thing is a job”: The battle for South Africa’s swing city
Control of most areas is unlikely to change following the elections, but Port Elizabeth has switched hands recently and could do again. This is ... -
“They were useless”: What about South Africa’s forgotten rural voters?
Attention ahead of the 8 May elections has focused on major cities, but what are voters saying in overlooked rural areas where a third ... -
What al-Bashir’s removal means for South Sudan’s fragile peace
Sudan’s former president was central to South Sudan’s latest peace process. Elites in both countries may sense opportunity in his absence. One of the ... -
Egypt: President Sisi’s oppression goes global
Egypt’s regime has clamped down heavily on dissent at home. Now it is making life difficult for critics abroad. Over the next few weeks, ... -
Sudan in transition: Two broad factors that will determine what happens now
How will infighting among Sudan’s vested interests play out? Can the protesters be divided? Sudan’s courageous protesters have already forced incredible change since 6 ... -
Insiders Insight: Mali government quits
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Sierra Leone: The new government’s tense struggle for control a year on
The transfer of power from the APC to ruling SLPP has brought with it protests, walkouts, boycotts and low-level violence. A year since President ... -
“One day Congo will explode”: What now for the DRC’s “president-elect”?
Martin Fayulu is widely believed to have been the true victor of the DRC’s 2018 elections, but is not president. We spoke to him ... -
A Cruel April in the Sudan Spring?
The new rivalries at the top. An aborted revolution. And the international actors jostling for dominance. On 11 April, following six days of protests, ... -
How Egypt’s constitutional changes would put the military above the law
Proposed amendments would not only allow President al-Sisi to stay in power until 2034, but enhance military power and undermine the judiciary. In Egypt’s ...
