Why does Burundi’s Nkurunziza, like many African leaders before him, find it difficult to leave office? The events of the Arab spring should have served as a wake-up call.
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Political factors have played a disproportionate role in decisions on the promotion, transfer and performance assessments of government officials.
The failures of the African Union raise serious questions about when to deploy its security apparatus in general and the Africa Standby Force in particular.
The relationship between Africa’s two great powers, Nigeria and South Africa, has had its ups and downs, but has been relatively cordial since 1999.
With the election of Mmusi Maimane as leader, the Democratic Alliance, like the ANC, calculated that a black rather than coloured leader is needed for victory at the national level.
It is time to breathe new life into South Africa’s feminist movement to seriously combat the perpetuation of patriarchy.
Helen Zille is quitting as leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance. She leaves a mixed legacy.