Politics
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How will WEF-Abuja tell the African growth story? – By Jolyon Ford
Consider two of contemporary Africa’s hallmarks. One (which resists attempts at hallmarking) is its great diversity. The continent is incorrigibly plural, it is large, ... -
Conflicted and furious: South Africa votes in post-Mandela world – By Desné Masie
Just prior to the 2014 elections, we asked our regular writer on South Africa, Desné Masie, to reflect on the political atmosphere surrounding these ... -
Taking Sides in Rwanda – By Steve Terrill
We are pretty familiar with Rwanda: It is paradise….or it’s a prison. President Paul Kagame is a savior and a visionary…or Kagame is a ... -
Elections 2014: Why some South Africans are voting “˜No!’ – By Renee Horne
South Africans take to the polls tomorrow in the country’s fifth democratic elections since the end of apartheid. But, unlike 1994, the mood is ... -
Nigeria: Shekau takes BH further down Al Qaeda path – By Jacob Zenn
After four years of incessant Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria and an estimated 8,000 deaths, Nigerians are now protesting what they see as ... -
Nigeria’s economic transition reveals deep structural distortions – By Zainab Usman
According to recently reviewed GDP figures, Nigeria is now Africa’s biggest economy. It was about time a more accurate measure of economic output, which ... -
Rejecting the West on policy: Uganda, neoliberalism and the Anti-Homosexuality Bill – By Jí¶rg Wiegratz
Much has already been written about the standoff between Uganda and the West on the recently passed Anti-Homosexuality Bill. For various analytical takes concerning ... -
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai & Biti should work together; they need each other – By Simukai Tinhu
In 1998 two aspiring politicians met to plot the beginnings of a movement that would change Zimbabwe’s political landscape for more than a decade. ... -
“We shall manage you”: Oil, NGOs and journalists in Uganda – By Magnus Taylor
As part of a recent research trip to Kampala I spent some time tracking down and talking to representatives of civil society and the ... -
Hybrid Governance in Africa: Buzzword or Paradigm Shift? – By Kate Meagher, Tom De Herdt and Kristof Titeca
Over the past five years, the term “˜hybrid governance’ has become an increasingly trendy concept in research on state-building and local order in fragile ...
