Politics
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The five big questions facing the New Gambia’s new government
From prosecuting Jammeh, to lifting the economy, to working out the relationship with Senegal, President Adama Barrow has a lot to think about. On ... -
Never Again? Inside Ethiopia’s “retraining” programme for thousands of detained protesters
Detainees rounded up in the state of emergency were treated to a six-part course that included units in “Constitutional Democracy”, “Colour Revolutions” and “Ethiopian ... -
Land politics come before Kenya’s courts again
Since the new 2012 land laws were passed, Kenya’s Lands Ministry and National Land Commission have tussled for power. A High Court decision regarding land ... -
Three lessons about Burundi’s crisis from speaking to those who fled it
Burundi’s 327,000 refugees are not mere victims but also active citizens, many remaining actively engaged in the country’s problems. Burundi will soon mark two ... -
Two presidents and an intervention: Gambia is not Côte d’Ivoire, but it can learn from it
The similarities between Gambia today and Côte d’Ivoire in 2010-11 may be most relevant not in how the intervention unfolds, but in what happens ... -
Cameroon: Anglophone activists call for month of “ghost towns” moments before arrests and Internet shutdown
The latest developments are the culmination of escalating tensions over several months, which have seen widespread strikes, protests, arrests and deaths. On 17 January, Cameroonian activists ... -
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 ...
