African politics
Xenophobic sentiment in South Africa reaches highest level in two decades
Economic frustration and electoral politics are driving a sharp rise in hostility towards migrants in South Africa
Pope Leo’s Africa tour underscores continent’s rising weight in global Catholicism
Africa’s rising Catholic population frames Pope Leo’s tour amid conflict, inequality and questions of church leadership
Benin coup attempt reveals west Africa’s deepening democratic crisis
Nigeria deployed jets to help crush Benin's coup attempt, marking Ecowas's first successful military intervention against putschists since the region's coup epidemic began in 2020
South Africa’s G20 triumph comes face to face with Trump’s wrecking ball
The first G20 on African soil delivered on debt, energy and minerals — but can these wins survive Trump's antagonism and America's forthcoming presidency?
US reviews Tanzania ties after election violence
The United States has said it is conducting a comprehensive review of its relationship with Tanzania, citing concerns over religious freedom violations, speech restrictions, and violence surrounding October's disputed elections
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan is as repressive as John Magufuli, her predecessor
President Samia Hassan, who is seeking re-election this month, increasingly resembles her predecessor John Magufuli, who banned media, censored journalists, stifled the opposition and rigged elections before his death in 2021
Focusing on M23 allows ADF insurgents to expand in eastern DRC
The capture of Goma and Bukavu by the M23 early this year has put further strain on the DRC's already weak national army, creating a security vacuum that the ADF has exploited to expand its operations
DRC’s latest peace deal is unravelling, and it isn’t the first. What is going wrong?
Despite almost three decades of peace efforts and interventions at local, regional and international levels, the mineral-rich east of the country remains unstable
Experts say new UN declaration must protect rights of world’s poorest to nutritional benefits of milk and meat
Experts have warned that a draft UN declaration aimed at eliminating trans-fatty acids from global diets could inadvertently deny the world’s poorest people the nutritional benefits of milk and meatMore African politics
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
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
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
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
DRC elections: Kabila’s legacy hangs over country’s vote
Former president Joseph Kabila remains a strong presence in Congo's institutions — and that power will assert itself divisively if he decides to back a candidate ahead of the country's December elections
Rule of Law: the same old story in Uganda and continuing erosion worldwide
Report highlights the continuing decline in rule of law around the world as governments loosen constraints on their power and weaken fundamental rights – and little change in Uganda
Africa’s escalating peacekeeping crisis
The premature withdrawal of peacekeepers from the DRC, Mali, and Somalia will exacerbate instability in Africa's most volatile regions
Kenya’s election should ring alarm bells on digital influence campaigns
Online influencers played a significant role in shaping the outcome of Kenya’s 2022 election, partly by amplifying misleading narratives. African countries preparing for elections should be on guard
Mwai Kibaki wasted opportunity to fix Kenya
Kenya's third president initially enjoyed broad goodwill among his own population until he failed to confront the gross excesses he had promised he would reform
Chad’s covert coup is the latest example of African militaries stunting democracy
Military governments in Africa have shown little interest in building democratic governance
