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The strategy outlined by the US Secretary of State marks a fresh beginning in US-Africa relations.
Washington must overcome growing anti-west sentiment on the continent given the development alternative that China offers.
Rwanda believes DRC continues to provide refuge for those behind the 1994 genocide.
China’s need for private security services in Africa has grown significantly as Beijing increases its investment in the continent.
Research in Kenya finds victims or witnesses to violence are less likely to buy into anti-International Criminal Court political narratives.
The political skill to turn situations to his advantage, rather than any ability to mobilise people, made Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
The increase in terror attacks has complicated the Kenyan government’s relationship with the country’s Muslim community.
The deliberations were characterised by disingenuous, counter-factual policy pronouncements, and de facto denials of the ANC’s culpability in causing many of the current problems facing the country.
Martha Karua’s selection as a deputy presidential candidate has helped put gender equality on the Kenyan election agenda.
That there is no clear favourite to win shows the campaigning has been relatively free and competitive.
The meetings between Blinken and his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor could help iron out misunderstandings about the intent of the US targeting Russian ‘malign’ activities in Africa.
The truth is that there are no easy and quick fixes, such as the governing party’s recent castration idea, which falls short on a range of scores.
Non-racialism is one of the unexamined dogmas of the governing ANC, which has never fully understood how white racism functions.
The hybrid nature of threats to South Africa’s energy infrastructure can only be solved by an integrated solution, including severe sanctions that should include fines and imprisonment.
The US has become one of Rwanda’s staunchest defenders.
In 2003, Rwanda adopted a policy of ethnic non-recognition. However, for 100 days in a year, it centres ethnicity in the country’s psyche.
Recent incidents have been read as a campaign against Christians, but other religious groups feel they are targets too.
The peasantry still provides almost all the resources of the party-state, yet most of the agrarian policy decisions are taken without consultation.
Long considered a frozen conflict, the Western Sahara dispute roared back to life in late 2020, reviving old wounds and inflicting fresh ones.
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are reframing democracy and the way citizens engage and organise in the digital space.
Patronage politics, a history of violent conflict and high-stakes elections increase the risks of poll violence in Kenya.
Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
Every South African who cares about the future of the country will agree with former president Mbeki that, to avert disaster, something must be done urgently about its deep socio-economic problems.
Protests are likely to continue over the coming months, particularly in the run-up to the Congo presidential elections next year.