Politics
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Easing Sudan’s sanctions: Lifeline for Bashir or catalyst for change?
What’s behind Obama’s 11th-hour decision to lift sanctions on one of the world’s most isolated regimes? In one of his final acts in office, ... -
Africa’s real story of 2017 will be of close elections and activists struggling to hold governments accountable
Electoral commissions, the battle for the control of social media, and a hesitant international community could define many of the political stories of the ... -
Service delivery, accountability just a click away in Zimbabwean city [Haller Prize 1st place]
This entry was awarded 1st place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across sub-Saharan ... -
Can the credibility of Somalia’s indirect elections be salvaged?
Somalia’s electoral process has been marred by widespread allegations of intimidation, corruption and vote-buying to the tune of millions of dollars. The credibility of Somalia’s ... -
#LipaKamaTender: How Kenya’s striking medical workers took control of the narrative
In most labour disputes, the government uses state machinery and the media to dominate the narrative. But through social media, medical workers have found ... -
Congo’s political crisis after 19 December
Protests and arrests have been centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s major cities, but we should also pay attention to more rural areas. ... -
We may have been massively overestimating the number of Chinese migrants in Africa
In Zambia as elsewhere, estimates of the size of the Chinese population have been informed guesses at best. Until now. China’s growing presence in ... -
Gambia: Why the army may be the key to getting Jammeh to step down
Domestic, regional and international bodies have all condemned Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to concede defeat. But one significant group still backs him. Speaking to opposition ... -
Things may have to get worse to get better in Africa. They certainly got worse in 2016
The economic and political fractures in many African countries have become more exposed than ever this year. But in the cracks lie opportunities. It was ... -
Hungry for change: the economics underlying DR Congo’s political crisis
At the heart of disenchantment with President Kabila’s government lie deep economic woes. High taxes. Harassment by the revenue authorities. Lack of a stable exchange ...
