To understand why women in Africa are less politically represented than men, one needs to look into the history of the continent’s gender gap when it comes to matters of leadership and governance.
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New forms of artistic expression are driving debates in East Africa that challenge sensitive subjects. But the backlash has been vicious.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in turmoil since President Kabila refused to relinquish power at the end of his term. But there is hope of ending the stalemate.
Dr Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Ethiopia. The youthful Oromo leader now faces the herculean task of uniting a divided country.
In practice, land expropriation in South Africa will be a matter of deciding which descendants of the dispossessed are entitled to it.
It’s important yet complicated to align national development plans with the SDGs. But it isn’t impossible.
Recent urban disasters in Ethiopia and Mozambique resulted in high female mortality, which was been largely ignored.
Ethiopia’s recent upheavals could potentially destabilise the entire Horn of Africa.
Free movement in Africa might be needed but more thought is needed for successful implementation.
The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to remove presidential term limits could be a signal to African despots.
Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba has watched over constitutional changes that have given him far reaching powers.
Now that Ethiopia’s prime minister has made public his intention to resign, can the country’s ruling coalition hold?
Not since the bad old days of former President Daniel Moi’s regime has Kenya witnessed such a swift and calculated assault on the media.
Kenya’s government has brought the role of the media into sharp focus after shutting down three main television stations.
Raila Odinga’s swearing-in has rattled Kenya’s government thanks in part to the large crowds that turned up.
Mass demonstrations in Tunisia indicate anger over the government’s decision to raise taxes, but its more complex.
Seven years after ousting Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisians are back on the streets protesting the government’s new Finance Act.
There have been great strides towards the protection of women’s rights in Africa but progress has been slow. A new body to actively implement rights protections and monitor progress must be set up.
If African countries and their regional bodies want to reap substantially from the blue economy, then it’s time for the continent to invest heavily in securing its maritime resources.
For the first time in years Ethiopia’s ruling coalition faces real political competition from two parties within its own ranks. Can they usher in democracy after nearly 30 years of authoritarianism?
After decades of human rights abuses against Africans living with mental and other disability, the African Commission has finally drafted a protocol to the African Charter to protect their rights.
Across Africa, mainstream media have traditionally been the unrivalled custodians and originators of the public agenda. But this year social media took over as a new regime of information.
Migrants leave poor countries for a better life in richer ones. But the migration of Portuguese to Angola after Europe’s 2008 financial crisis shows how roles can be reversed.
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis that’s pitted its English speaking citizens against the central government could result in the country being denied preferential trade agreements with the US.
The self-declared territory of Somaliland has held peaceful elections since it broke away from Somalia in 1991. But last month’s polls triggered protests that should be cause for reflection.