Africa
Zimbabwe: victory for ZANU-PF but this election marks the end of the liberation era
Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London The counting of the votes in the Zimbabwean elections lurched from tragedy to farce. The tragedy…
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Nigeria Sees More High Level Corruption Convictions Under Buhari
John Campbell, The Council on Foreign Relations On May 28, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) credibly announced 603 corruption convictions…
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Zuma has gone: but the ANC's inability to separate party from state is still a threat to democracy
Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Tshwane University of Technology South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), glossed over the causes of what…
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Why Rwanda’s development model wouldn’t work elsewhere in Africa
Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham Paul Kagame has exercised firm personal control over Rwanda’s politics since becoming president in 2000. EPA/Phillip Guelland…
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Slave auctions in Libya are the latest evidence of a reality for migrants the EU prefers to ignore
Simon McMahon, Coventry University A man called out numbers against the murky darkness of the Libyan night: “400, 500, 600, 650.” These…
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What Went Wrong With Kenya’s Elections?
John Campbell, The Council on Foreign Relations In the decade leading up to the 2017 election cycle, Kenya was on a positive…
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Corrupt African Leaders Pt. 2
This new month sees us looking at another villain of the month winner: DRC President Joseph Kabila. UK's Guardian recently wrote about…
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South Africa's in a recession. Here's what that means
The bad news keeps piling up for South Africa’s economy. Shutterstock Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa has been rocked…
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Dipole: the 'Indian Niño' that has brought devastating drought to East Africa
Rob Marchant, University of York A severe drought threatens millions of people in East Africa. Crop harvests are well below normal and…
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[Updated]Enough is enough: Gambians put faith in democracy as Yahya Jammeh ousted at ballot box
Marloes Janson, SOAS, University of London [Update] January 04, 2017 - Since the time that this article was first published on December…