After 40 years in office, Cameroon’s 89 year old Paul Biya is the second longest serving leader in Africa. He is already eyeing another contest in 2025.
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The East African Court of Justice has been a keen promoter of the rule of law, democracy and human rights.
The new process of impeachment requires an objective test to be met.
Consolidating peace efforts across the vast territory has proved difficult for close to three decades. Scholars explain why.
Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
Kenyan families with access to mass media are significantly more afraid of terrorism than those without access.
Tensions between the US and South Africa – this time over the terror alert – are nothing new. Their relations have always had highs and lows since South Africa became a democracy in 1994.
Besides good equipment, M23 is fighting a well-organised conventional war in which it has intimidated the national army.
Al-Shabaab remains a strong regional actor and has proved itself to be a resilient force. It’s time to weigh a non-war strategic option
Digital activism can be fruitful if it is followed up by practical and strategic offline actions.
Mandela, the first president of a democratic South Africa, made big strategic choices – not necessarily the right ones, but certainly ones that were befitting of the times.
Despite America’s deep divisions, the electioneering showed democracy’s resilience. This should be a boost for democracy advocates across Africa.
In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
Eight countries are projected to be behind 50% of the growth in population over the next three decades. Five are in Africa.
The purpose of term limits is to minimise corruption and open the government to new ideas that could solve national problems.
Ahead of 2023 general elections, there are increasing concerns that the current spate of violence in Nigeria, if unchecked, could undermine electoral outcomes.
South Africa has long been seen as deficient in dealing with terrorism financing.
Tunisia’s democratic backslide demonstrates how autocrats can use constitutional cover to entrench authoritarianism.
Conflict is prevalent in the region characterised by harsh climate, vast wilderness and low levels of development.
To understand the latest coup in Burkina Faso, one must appreciate the internal power struggles in the country, their links with violent extremism as well as the role of external state actors.
Rwanda has rebuffed international pressure to release Paul Rusesabagina, a man made famous by Hollywood.
Parties to the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have agreed to end hostilities after two years. Here is a selection of previously published articles on its devastating consequences.
The new coalition government must act quickly to address the kingdom’s massive socio-economic problems, and restore faith in democracy.
To move towards justice and peace, Kenya must disband all police units implicated in unlawful violence and punish criminal officers.
Terror alerts, such as the one recently issued by the US and UK embassies in Abuja, should be taken seriously by the Nigerian government as well as citizens.