Politics
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Dear Europe, if you really must re-engage with Eritrea, here’s how you should do it
Unless Europe demands conditions as it re-engages with Eritrea, it will simply be strengthening the very regime responsible for thousands fleeing in the first ... -
Gabon’s presidential election: are the opposition’s attempts at unifying too little too late?
For President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has been in power for half a century, winning the 27 August election may be the easy ... -
Guinea’s anti-government rally: 500,000 protesters, 1 stray bullet
What was behind the mass opposition rally in Conakry? Thierno Hamidou Diallo, may he rest in peace, was fatally shot on 16 August 2016. He ... -
Zambia’s disputed elections: on claims of binned ballots and “systematic bias”
Official results say Edgar Lungu scraped the presidential election, but the opposition claims that, through manipulation and fraud, the ruling party “effected a coup on ... -
Humble, mother-loving and God-fearing? How Edgar Lungu won Zambia’s presidential election
In over-emphasising economics, analysts may have missed the importance of personality politics. Despite overseeing clear economic decline since taking over as president in January 2015, ... -
Tanzania’s President Magufuli: man of the people, man of the party?
Why the ruling CCM’s new chair might have to start walking back to his car more slowly. It’s possible to tell how influential a ... -
Sorious Samura: Why I decided it was time to tell a positive Africa story
As a child, I was mesmerised by the television, but the images I saw of Africa led me to flee my continent. As an investigative journalist, ... -
The president could be only the second most important thing Zambians vote on tomorrow
The draft constitution has lacked attention and scrutiny. Far from curbing executive powers, the new charter could extend them. As Zambians prepare to go to the ... -
Copper, poverty and tax dodging: At the heart of Zambia’s high stakes elections
With inflation soaring and the kwacha losing value amid plummeting copper prices, economic issues will be front and centre of voters’ concerns as they vote ... -
AAP#13: Are South Africa’s local election results the beginning of the end for the ANC?
Not least due to the underwhelming performance and controversial behaviour of President Jacob Zuma, the ANC experienced a historic low in last week’s local elections. ...
