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The ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement dominated the drafting of the current transitional constitution. History could repeat itself.
The vacuum created by a drop in public trust in mainstream platforms has given rise to new media players who don’t always play by the rules.
Nigeria needs a new constitution to address its multi-faceted problems.
Russia is attempting to export its governance model of an authoritarian, kleptocratic and transactional regime onto Africa.
When judges, legislators, and policymakers neglect the foundational dynamics of indigenous customs, they worsen conflict between indigenous laws and state laws.
The resolution is not legally binding, but is an expression of the views of the UN membership.
The declining defence budget has eroded the operating and capital expenditure of the military, leaving insufficient funds for the replacement of equipment, maintenance, and infrastructure.
Census is a huge scientific responsibility that requires a high level of preparedness, transparency and quality assurance.
Namibia’s refusal to condemn Russia undermines the credibility of its claims to support sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination of all nations.
Nkrumah’s rhetorical vision used the politics of the crowd to build a postcolonial community outside of the conscripts of colonialism.
A judicial commission has found that the Guptas orchestrated massive corruption and the capture of the South African state, with the help of their friend, former president Jacob Zuma.
The case raises the question of what happens when a court that’s designed to keep international peace starts assigning crippling damage awards.
The former secretary-general of the Commonwealth represents the true essence of a public intellectual and leader; his sense of duty defines his legacy.
African participants have decided to press the reset button and begun to act as equal partners – but more can be done to improve the summit process.
Governing a city like Lagos, with deep-seated socioeconomic inequalities, is not a job for the fainthearted.
Africa runs the risk, yet again, of being an onlooker while others make policy for the continent.
Fresh efforts to capture Kony comes amid growing influence of Russia in the Central African Republic.
A fair copyright law should protect creative works in the face of fast changing technologies.
Attention is on the UK to relinquish its hold on the islands. What’s missing is an acknowledgment of the enduring role of the US in this international crime.
Criminal libel and seditious libel laws have existed under both military and constitutional rule in Ghana.
The accelerated pace of Somalia’s election has been welcomed at home and abroad – but it comes at a credibility cost.
Bolder action is needed if the African Union and the European Union are to find common ground on migration.
The cooperation should strengthen institutions and rally private entities to fund public projects.
Electoral malpractice can be justified by some as preventing a greater injustice to the individual, community or nation.