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Tanzania’s refugee policy in the 1990s is a good example of how geopolitics affects ordinary refugees.
The US’s negative attitude towards BRICS reflects its own weakening global power, especially its inability to isolate Russia in Europe and to contain China’s growing influence.
Ghana’s regions have no autonomy, yet creating new ones is contentious as it threatens the interests of chiefs and political parties.
Sudan’s current conflict will have economic, social and political ripple effects across a number of countries
There is a risk that Sudan’s conflict could spill over into neighbouring countries.
It’s a near certainty that Kagame will be here for some time to come; but as Rwanda looks to the future, it may need or indeed demand a change of guard.
Electoral violence, low voter turnout, ethnic politics and voters’ suppression were notable features of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
Libya’s lost but found yellowcake poses no significant security risk but highlights the need for African countries to get their acts together in the area of nuclear safety and security governance.
The Sudanese crisis is the culmination of three decades of contentious energy politics among rival elites.
Expulsion of the German ambassador could be a way of warning other embassies, especially France, to steer clear of Chadian politics and support for the opposition.
Zanu-PF’s anti-American rhetoric is not only deployed to win friends abroad. As elections approach, it is also a prominent campaign tactic at home.
With Africa’s solid support and his pro-west military and policy adventures, Kagame is able to take on critics.
Though public opinion surveys offer some hope, there are several concerns for democracy’s consolidation in West Africa.
Mashatile could be the new broom that sweeps clean. Ramaphosa’s apparent confidence in him suggests that he has some latitude to do so.
The government must not trample on its own laws and court decisions. Compliance with the constitution must be the priority.
There are fears that escalating US-Chinese tensions could threaten the independence of African and other nonaligned nations.
In Tunisia, scapegoating migrants diverts from the continuous failure of government to solve deep economic and social crisis.
Carter’s work in Zimbabwe forms a significant and under appreciated part of his legacy
South Africa’s courts are likely to set a high bar in cases brought against the government’s most recent state of disaster declaration.
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