Politics
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Lesotho’s night before the elections: Photo of the Week/Explainer
Lesotho, the mountainous kingdom surrounded by South Africa, heads to the polls on Saturday 3 June. It will vote in a snap general election called ... -
Macron and the Maghreb
Relations with North Africa may not be a priority for France’s new president, but they should be. As France’s presidential election this May captured ... -
Lucha continua: The youth movement striking fear into Congo’s elite
Neither an NGO nor a political party, Lucha has mobilised in innovative ways to ensure young people’s voices are heard in DRC’s tense environment. ... -
Nigeria: How to solve a problem like Biafra
Many Igbo feel politically and economically marginalised, and the government’s hardline stance is not helping. 50 years after Nigeria’s then Eastern Region declared itself ... -
Biafra 50 years on: Remembering, regretting, repeating history?
Half a century on from the 30 May declaration of independence from Nigeria, calls for secession are growing again. As he casts his mind ... -
Nigeria: Coup rumours reflect rising distrust in Buhari’s absence
Coup? Don’t even dare. Last week, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, issued a stern warning to soldiers to stay out of politics, ... -
“Otherwise we’ll have to go to war”: Somaliland demands recognition 26 years on
Somaliland’s Foreign Minister talks about the self-declared state’s struggle for recognition, domestic successes, and strategies towards Somalia. Shortly after the collapse of the brutal ... -
Congo Come Back! Why we’re building a new political movement in DRC
The president and opposition have lost legitimacy. We deserve better. History tells us that summer months are often eventful in Congolese politics. It was ... -
Côte d’Ivoire: The mutiny may be over, but the army’s problems are not
Reforming a fragmented army will be tough in Côte d’Ivoire’s tense atmosphere. Could foreign deployment provide an alternative solution? The five-day mutiny in Côte d’Ivoire is reportedly ... -
Nigeria: After Buhari…?
With the president on medical leave again, ambitious figures are positioning themselves favourably for what might happen next. Secrecy creates suspicion. In the cutthroat ...
