Politics
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Zimbabwe: Coup or not, this is the end of an era
The liberation generation has decided to maintain its power through the use of gun. What now? This is the end of an era. But ... -
Zimbabwe: The UK’s misguided role in the rise and fall of Mnangagwa
The UK’s faith in the former VP taking over from Robert Mugabe revealed its deep misunderstanding of Zimbabwean politics and history. There are several reasons ... -
Zambia: Lungu’s state capture is so complete he barely needs to pretend
Why President Lungu’s threats to the judiciary mark a new phase in Zambia’s slide to authoritarianism. When Kenya’s Supreme Court judges annulled the results ... -
Somaliland election: Will the self-declared state show East Africa how it’s done?
Polls suggest a close race for the presidency, but there’s more at stake than just the result in Somaliland’s 13 November election. On 13 ... -
2 years on: Tanzania’s Magufuli isn’t a bulldozer. He’s a magician.
President John Magufuli hasn’t just “pushed through” change. He’s achieved things that were considered all but impossible two years ago. The inauguration of John ... -
Liberia’s presidential runoff: On the strange appeal of George Weah
Why do so many people want the inexperienced and untested former footballer to be president? Back in 2005, when Liberia held its first elections ... -
Liberia’s election run-off: A choice between two imperfect options
Keeping the incumbent party in office may be difficult to bear, but hope that the opposition will bring change may also be misplaced. Musa ... -
Kenya’s election rerun: What happened today. What happens tomorrow.
What matters now is that President Kenyatta demonstrates restraint in dealing with protesters and shows magnanimity in victory. From 6am tomorrow morning, many, but perhaps ... -
The world has put its faith in CAR’s leadership. It should think again.
Is it right to assume that President Touadera’s government is working towards peace? In his speech at the UN General Assembly this September, President ... -
Remembering and responding: Somalia after the blast
The most positive thing that can come out of the horrendous incident is for Somalia’s leadership to galvanise the people towards a common goal. ...
