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The election of commissioners is a key step in the reform process of the African Union Commission.
Morals and laws are not binaries. They complement each other to enable harmonious coexistence.
The Constitutional Court described Zuma’s lack of cooperation with the commission as “reprehensible”.
Trump’s expanded global gag rule weakened national health systems and created barriers to women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare access.
Clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria have their roots in history and an overriding arc of insecurity, but new challenges are contributing to the problem.
Revelations show that the State Security Agency did little to safeguard the country and much to protect Zuma’s political faction and to funnel public money into private ends.
Zuma shares ignominy with former US president Donald Trump who, like him, subverted democracy while in office.
Because ethnic territories are a major source of political friction and persecution in the world, it’s important to investigate how they are created and used in conflicts.
The more President Mnangagwa’s government fails to engage democratically with its own citizens, the more it will negate any prospect of re-engagement with the West.
Museveni’s attempt to gain support in urban areas in the 2021 elections was not only about repression. But it still failed.
Almost a third of legislatures had no direct oversight over the initial responses to the pandemic.
Sea piracy often grabs the headlines, but it is just one of many symptoms of insecurity at sea.
The turn towards authoritarianism, xenophobia and racism in Western democracies makes it unlikely that former Western slave-trading nations will agree to reparations in the near future.
Jackson Mthembu’s death drives home the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The new conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region could be the tipping point for foreign investors in the garment industry.
While the insurgent group rebuffs talks on the national stage, it frequently negotiates local issues with the government and other groups through senior clan elders.
Although Niger’s quest for entrenching democracy is a good development, poverty and insecurity are obstacles.
While internet penetration is increasing in Nigeria, State Houses of Assembly have little or no online presence, this ought to change.
Opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyangulanyi has repeatedly been underestimated by government supporters and critics since he first ran for parliament.
Never has a political contest in Uganda’s history been so furiously played out in the media space as the 2021 national elections.
Professionalism has to start with ministers for it to stand any chance of being embedded throughout the public service.
Uganda must overhaul its national legal framework on the use of force and firearms during law enforcement.
Wavering commitment in African capitals and the continued attractiveness of the African Union to external funders risk stalling the crucial path to financial autonomy.
Providers of humanitarian aid haven’t been able to reach civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. There are also reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed.