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King saw parallels between the anti-colonial movement in Africa and the civil rights struggle in the US.
Most South Africans believe the report into state capture must be followed up to ensure that those responsible for rampant corruption are held accountable.
Rising tensions in West Africa heighten as the military junta in Mali engages Wagner, a Russian private military company while defying ECOWAS.
Ghana lost its federalism due to mistaken political choices and missed opportunities, suggesting that other federations in Africa might well be at similar risk.
The resort to armed struggle brought the Communist Party and the African National Congress much closer together during their time in exile.
The problem is that communities who continue to be most affected by the violent past have not been involved in negotiations.
South Africans are led by a dithering president at the helm of an inept political party which has already passed its sell by date.
African countries should adopt measures that strategically play rivals against each other. They should implement long-term strategies and domestic policies for dealing with strategic partners.
Successive regimes in Guinea have used mining to maintain the status quo.
The inquiry’s findings could be a defining moment for South Africa, but only if the work of the Commission leads to concrete action and systemic change.
The moth cocoons are the first archaeological evidence of shamanic ritual paraphernalia in southern Africa.
The evidence shows that political risk in South Africa has increased markedly in certain areas over the past two decades.
Nigeria’s legislators have no constitutional right to force political parties to adopt direct primaries.
It was the biases of its ‘first world’ which prevented South Africa from mobilising the energies and talents of most of its people against COVID-19.
Citizens must always be vigilant that the exceptional powers do not become permanent and that the powers are not used to achieve other objectives.
Foreign military presence is not very pronounced in Kenya, though British and American personnel either train or assist in security operations.
Adama Barrow’s re-election in The Gambia was not unexpected. It, however, leaves the opposition with an uncertain path forward and signals the shrinking status of his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh.
The emerging partisan politics and the polarisation it creates is a new threat for Tanzania.
Attacks on national power generation’s critical infrastructure are a known strategy of hybrid warfare.
The South African electorate is becoming less tied to race and identity-based voting but are increasingly making a wider evaluation of the performance of political incumbents.
The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
Africa can make important contributions to the issues on the agenda: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and respect for human rights.
Peace on its own is not enough to meet the unfulfilled promise of prosperity and economic advancement.
Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy - elections.