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Instead of being a democratic right and legitimate form of expression, protests have increasingly been framed as threats to national security.
Globally, intelligence services trade in secrets and conduct covert operations. But this does not exempt them from public scrutiny, parliamentary oversight, and audit processes.
It is often assumed that patrimonial beliefs fuel electoral malpractice whereas civic ones challenge it, but this is an oversimplification.
Biya’s long rule has robbed Cameroon of its credibility as a stable and peaceful country.
The Buhari government has a long way to go in its anti-corruption battle as seen in the latest Transparency International rankings.
Metaphors are not used for their own sake in politics, but as part of a strategy to persuade a particular audience to accept a point of view, and act accordingly
Since the revolution, Tunisians’ call for “bread, freedom and social justice” have fallen on deaf ears.
For nearly three decades, eastern Congo has been characterised by insecurity, with frequent outbreaks of violence between armed groups and attacks on civilians.
South Africa needs a way to incorporate active citizens within the prevailing constitutional and legal structures, so as to strengthen all levels of government.
There has been growing discontent with many local authorities and calls by concerned citizens for the municipalities to be dissolved.
To rebuild lost trust in the media will require more commitment and effort than just papering over ethical cracks.
Women’s motivations for joining terrorist networks belie Kenyan media accounts of naive girls manipulated through romantic notions of Jihadi brides or wives.
The current tensions have been driven by a delay in elections.The only feasible solution is to ensure that they take place.
The action targeted the Australian media, but there’s been collateral damage much further afield.
A new book explains the manifestations of the oil curse in Nigeria and Angola since independence.
Whites lived well under apartheid and it is not absurd for black leaders to want all to live in the same way.
Adolescent girls face unique challenges in times of conflict and crisis yet they are rarely consulted about how to engender peace in their communities.
The former president is in a corner and largely isolated. His only option is to stir the pot so much that it gives him some kind of bargaining power.
The Constitutional Court judgment is a huge victory, not only for journalists and lawyers who stand to benefit directly and immediately, but for broader society.
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened unemployment and poverty, showing the need for the government to permanently expand income support to working-age adults.
The Ghanaian media decides how the public understands proceedings from the Supreme Court.
The International court did not allow Dominic Ongwen’s background to colour the legal determination of his criminal liability.
At the top of President Biden’s foreign policy agenda are COVID-19 and climate change. He has also pledged to make diplomacy and multilateralism the primary means of US foreign policy.
If a country refuses, or blocks, humanitarian aid this act violates international law.