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Mozambique is at a critical juncture, with post-election discontent revealing deep-rooted flaws in its political system. What began as a challenge to the ruling party, Frelimo, following the recent 2024 election has now erupted into a national crisis.
Many people do not realise that the conflict in Congo is a global issue.
Dag Hammarskjöld’s fatal dedication to supporting Congolese sovereignty in the face of resistance from those threatened by the loss of control over the region’s resources finds a troubling parallel in the present-day conflicts in the eastern DRC.
The ongoing nationwide protest is the third massive protest movement in 21st-century Nigeria.
Democracy is criticised as an externally imposed and unsuitable system for African traditions or as ineffective.
*This article was first published on The Elephant. Something truly remarkable happened in Nairobi on 18 June. For the first time since Kenya’s independence, a people-driven movement ignited largely by Gen Z (those born after 1997, also known as the fully “digitally...
On April 15, 2023, an alliance between General Abdelfatih Burhan of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”), the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), collapsed, catapulting the country into an unprecedented war. The war initially...
Since the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu, a wave of fee hikes has swept through public universities and secondary schools in Nigeria. Across numerous campuses, students have risen in response to these policies, registering their dissent through campaigns,...
In the three Western outposts of the eastern part of Africa – Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya – the opposition had either been totally smashed or is rotting in jail. Alternatively, it has 'ceased to exist'. In East Africa, those who are in power and those who want to be...