African politics

Politics & Policy

China offers zero-tariff access to African nations

China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged to extend zero-tariff treatment to Uganda and 52 other African nations, in a move aimed at boosting Sino-African trade
Ministerial meeting of coordinators on the implementation of follow up actions of the forum on china africa cooperation
Politics & Policy

M23 rebels targeted civilians in Goma, HRW says

The absence of reports of fighting between the warring parties and the nature of the wounds indicate that M23 fighters deliberately executed those in their custody, says HRW
Five men wearing combat fatigues and carrying guns
Politics & Policy

Is the war in Sudan the cause of the economic crisis in South Sudan? What is really going on with oil revenue?

South Sudan’s ability to attract new loans depends on the repayment of existing ones. These repayments largely depend on oil production. As the 2024-24 budget shows, South Sudan desperately needs new loans to keep even core state functions operational
Sudan's largest and important port, filled with shipping containers
Politics & Policy

Kenya’s presidents have a long history of falling out with their deputies — impeaching Rigathi Gachagua comes as no surprise

The removal of Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy
Two men in suits
OpinionPolitics & Policy

What’s driving Africa’s youth-led protests?

While many of the protesters' demands are unlikely to be met, the demonstrations underline the urgent need for fundamental reform, not just in Kenya or Nigeria, but across Africa
Two men hold placards at a demonstration in Washington D.C. in June 2024. They were part of a demonstration by Kenyans living in the United States in solidarity with mass protests then taking place back home.
OpinionPolitics & Policy

China benefits most from its relations with Africa: where’s the imbalance?

The eight Focac summits since 2000 have not resulted in mutual gain, particularly in trade and industrialisation for Africa, with China reaping most of the benefits
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects a guard of honour during a state visit to South Africa in July 2024.
EconomyEnvironmentPolitics & PolicyProperty

Raising revenue from land: what African cities can learn from Hong Kong’s unique leasehold system

Often cited as a prime example of effective land value, Hong Kong uses a variety of land-based financing models that have proven effective in funding key public projects
Final approach to Hong Kong with views of Victoria Harbour and Stonecutters Bridge in the early morning, July 2016
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Rwanda genocide: why Tutsis remain at the centre of eastern DRC conflict 30 years on

Governments in both Kigali and Kinshasa continue to play their part in subverting reconciliation to end tensions and conflicts in the east of the DRC triggered by the 1994 Rwandan genocide
Six Banyamulenge women in the Democratic Republic of Congo being interviewed by a media house
Politics & Policy

DRC’s anger at West over M23 justified, but government failings understated

Anti-Western protests in Kinshasa over the war in eastern DRC allow the government to blame the West after five years of limited progress, at best, in resolving the crisis
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame meets with President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo Ahead of the 74th UN General Assembly, 24 September 2019
Politics & Policy

Exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from Ecowas could fuel regional unrest

The three countries left the 15-member Economic Community of West African States after being suspended following military coups that overthrew elected governments
US President Joe Biden bids farewell to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Raj Ghat Memorial before departing for the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, Sunday, 10 September 2023.
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