The failure of the 2021 post-election deal is a missed opportunity for the African National Congress and Inkatha to work together.
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Fanon was brutally honest in his criticism of militants and Africa’s post-independence elites.
Despite the recognition of risk, it’s clear that the scope and severity of the Ethiopian crisis has caught many by surprise.
A strategic partnership that is mutually rewarding and beneficial between Nigeria and South Africa should be the aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Nigeria.
The 2021 presidential election in The Gambia is expected to be peaceful and losing candidates are likely to accept the outcome.
Trust and confidence-building are vital in divided nations where various and often antagonist constituencies are brought together.
Study shows that Mozambique 1992 peace agreement was never the success it was claimed to be. The country’s democracy remains weak.
Metros may be a graveyard for political ambition. But if parties or individuals succeed, the rewards are considerable.
The recent visit of the US secretary of state to Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal appears driven by the fear of China’s inroads in Africa as well as the need to mend diplomatic fences.
This history covers twelve decades, from the surrender of Boer guerrillas in the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902 to the July 2021 looting spree and violence.
Study shows that agriculture, one of the most important sectors, did not decline in 2020 compared to its historical trend. Service sectors were hit hard in each of the five countries.
The deteriorating situation prompted regional leaders to intervene in a bid to restore peace and stability.
All terrorism in the region has domestic origins but is linked to regional and international events.
Prevailing political attitudes, security actors, alliances and geopolitics differ starkly from the final days of the hated Ethiopian military regime.
Thanks to the public events and the scholarly engagement with her life and work, Charlotte Maxeke has become one of the most visible South African women from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Macron’s approach to Africa policy emulates the 1950’s strategies. Why? A big part of the answer can be found in the fact that today’s global circumstances are similar to those of post-World War II.
The focus on building democracy should be on more intermediary outcomes, which can serve as building blocks for longer term democratic renewal.
China has been very successful at crime control while South Africa has neglected rehabilitation and failed dismally at resettling ex-offenders.
Nigeria’s current political problems are simply too daunting to embark on an honest journey to true federalism at this stage.
Ethiopia’s main religions need to take an emotional distance from politics and find a neutral space so they can get moral clarity.
International borders were negotiable for the right price. What residents of former ‘homelands’ and of Lesotho and eSwatini have in common now are limited government services and few job prospects.
FW de Klerk as National Party conservative was paradoxically the right leader at the right time to relinquish white minority rule.
While promoting better risk reduction is always sensible, it leads to a tendency for disaster management systems to lean heavily on experience and systems designs of other countries
The 2021 local government elections signals widespread disillusionment with representative democracy that only a sea change in service delivery can fix.
The dismantling of the liberation armies and that of the apartheid state was managed badly. It left in its wake thousands of angry veterans who felt betrayed.