Ahmed Abiy has his work cut out to unify a nation divided along tribal lines
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Fifty years after the Biafran civil war in Nigeria, the efforts of secessionist diplomats have recently come to light through the decryption of telexes sent from Portugal to Biafra during the war.
Radio stations with audiences at the grassroots have a key role to play in times of election violence.
The ruling elites in parts of Africa are destabilising efforts to maintain order by living by their own rules
The court has focused on African cases to the exclusion of developed countries, as well as developing regions such as Latin America.
The people are frustrated with a reform agenda that is unfolding at snail’s pace.
For democracy to work in Kenya the country needs good leadership. Politicians must uphold the constitution to infuse trust and confidence in state institutions.
Abiy Ahmed has a vision to upgrade Ethiopia’s capital city but his ambitious megaprojects do not take the majority of Addis Ababa’s residents into account
The Building Bridges Initiative is best understood by recognising that Kenyan politics is fundamentally shaped by competition between political elites and their ethnic groups.
The former president’s complex legacy has often been marred by violence.
On paper, refugees on Kenyan soil have the full protection of local and international laws and regulations. But much more needs to be done on the ground to bring them in from the fringes of society.
The country must urgently address the politics of ethnicity before it can move towards a workable democracy.
Peace journalism is more than mediating or preventing conflict. It’s also about the dignity and agency of the affected populations.
The president’s handling of the pandemic has been one of the more eccentric on the continent.
United Nations peacekeeping operations need to be refashioned to meet the needs of an ever evolving world.
The peace process has unfolded in fits and starts, and thus far there doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
A delayed election could balkanise the country along ethnic lines and become the most severe political crisis in Ethiopia’s modern history.
When protesters strip naked to amplify their political voice, it is often a last resort within very restrictive regimes.
Non-traditional storytellers are challenging customary journalistic practices by giving ordinary people a chance to control the news narrative.
His COVID-19 response has thrown the negative aspects of his presidency into sharp relief.
The relationship between the country’s security forces and the civilian population has always been uneasy.
False information about the new coronavirus is a big threat to containing the pandemic but governments must not use ‘fake news’ as an excuse to limit freedom of expression.
Will President Pierre Nkurunziza peacefully relinquish office after the May poll?
Local peacebuilders must step up to the plate with support from their counterparts in the international community.
More needs to be done to cushion low-income families from the economic effects of the new coronavirus.