What has gone wrong in Gambia?
When he ended the brutal 22-year presidency of Yahya Jammeh, he was hailed as a hero. But the hope inspired by Adama Barrow’s ascent has [read more…]
Politics
Africa’s growing foreign military presence
Will countries heed the AU Peace and Security Council’s concerns about foreign military bases on the continent? Africa is host to a rising number of [read more…]
South Africa’s May 8 election will decide the future of the ANC
Elections are usually a contest between competing parties. Sometimes, though, they are fundamentally about a battle for power within a party. In the case of [read more…]
Sudan’s Protesters Have a Simple Demand: ‘Just Fall, That’s All’
KAMPALA, Uganda — Protests in Sudan reached a new stage over the weekend, with tens of thousands of people demonstrating in front of army headquarters [read more…]
Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria — When a Nigerian presidential candidate landed in the United States in January after years of being subject to a visa ban because [read more…]
Elephants, Alcohol and Benefits Divide Botswana Ruling Party
Botswana’s ruling party is in the midst of its worst crisis since taking power at independence from the U.K. in 1966 as a leadership battle [read more…]
Britain’s violent conscription of African soldiers is finally coming to light
During World War II, the British army press-ganged African men and stationed them in battlefields far from home. Today, their testimonies are finally being heard. [read more…]
The Rise of South Africa’s Third Party
MARIKANA, SOUTH AFRICA — This dusty South African mining town is perhaps best known for its darkest day: the 2012 police shooting of 34 striking [read more…]
The dilemma of Sudanese protests to the Western ties
As a massive antigovernment protest movement mushroomed in Sudan over the last three weeks, from a distance it appeared obvious which side Western powers were on. [read more…]
Why al-Shabaab targets Kenya, and what can be done to stop attacks
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Nairobi in which at least 14 people were killed and scores injured. The question the terror [read more…]