The country finds itself in a quandary once again and its leaders’ indecision is not helping
The Ethiopian government is unlikely to give in easily to the demands of the Tigrayan Liberation Front when negotiations intensify
Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’
The Supreme Court ruling on the proposed constitutional changes, expected after three days of hearings this week, may have major consequences for the August 9 presidential and…
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
The Court of Appeal of Kenya has upheld the High Court’s ruling that attempts to overhaul the country’s constitution violated its basic structures
Mike Sonko first rose to fame (and infamy) as a taxi overlord. He used his power to become the governor of Nairobi, before being outfoxed by the political elite
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the…
Daniel Ominde was young, fit and healthy. He thought he would be safe from Covid-19. He was wrong. This is his story . . .
Members of the small African country’s judiciary took a stand for democracy to international approval
Too often, governments talk the talk on gender equality, but fail to walk the walk
MPs’ detention may signal the silencing of dissent and a bid to railroad changes to the Constitution
The ‘unmasked’ are arrested during early morning patrols, taken to police stations and charged a ‘bond’
The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this
One radio presenter is using the airwaves to bring vital facts about the virus to Dadaab’s 217 000 residents
In East Africa, truck drivers are being attacked, robbed and used as diplomatic footballs
A deaf man in Kenya spread the message of Covid-19 when he realised a million hearing impaired people were left out of the conversation
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
