South Africa’s public sector works somewhat better than those of most other middle-income countries. Yet, unlike them, it has not managed to achieve gains in the midst of messiness.
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To avoid a repeat of one of the worst humanitarian crises of recent times, Ethiopia needs all-inclusive national dialogue.
The Communist Party draws most of the members from South Africa’s mainly young, unemployed people, a group that keeps growing.
Africa needs to embrace a new approach that focuses on what countries in an embattled region – as a ‘community’ of regional states – can do to intervene.
Despite the relative political stability over the years, Tanzania needs a new constitution to address contemporary challenges and strengthen institutions.
China’s engagement with Ghana was solidified by its willingness to undertake an expensive project Western partners had run away from.
The violence wreaked its damage because South Africa’s journey to democracy remains incomplete. It sends a sharp message that the country must look its past far more squarely in the eye.
The extent to which presidents adhere to the constitutional written code will have profound implications in relation to their use of executive power.
Hunger is not the cause of the current social upheaval. But, taken along with other deep-rooted structural inequalities, it provides additional fuel for socio-political conflagration.
Instead of fanning the flames, the West needs to be even-handed in bringing the warring sides to the table.
The disturbance in Ghana’s parliament during the election of a speaker has raised questions about its current democratic system.
Frelimo, which governs Mozambique, has squandered the enormous political capital it enjoyed at independence. It now remains in power through violence, intimidation, harassment, and threats.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court should offer no apology for its split judgments.
An uncomfortable reality is that looting is perceived by the looters to be socially acceptable and is often encouraged and endorsed within social and community networks.
After 1994 efforts were made to embed democracy. The focus was on policy and institution-building. What was missing was ensuring all South Africans were on board.
The decision to create new administrative units is grounded in split opinions
South Africa can’t possibly remain the same country in the aftermath of this mayhem. There are just too many storms ahead to simply continue unchanged.
Corruption thrives in a destabilised state with weak institutions. South Africa cannot be allowed back to that space because there will be no turning back.
Every aid worker lost in the crossfire of a conflict is a tragedy; when they are deliberately targeted, it is an outrage.
There is more support for democracy among African people than is often recognised. Yet this can be undermined by election rigging and is lower in countries like Lesotho, Mozambique and South Africa.
Ghanaian students are losing patience with the lack of opportunities after graduation.
The posturing is bound to continue. But at the age of 78 Jacob Zuma’s long day in the sun is over.
Angola needs a mixed electoral system. This would promote accountability through the direct election of representatives from constituencies.
La surmilitarisation de la crise dans la région du Sahel n'a guère contribué à sa stabilité.
An effective regional approach to combating COVID-19 has seen Africa avoid the worst so far.