Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC.
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Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections potentially marks the start of a new order in the country, where the stakes are extremely high.
A new survey suggests opposition Zimbabwean leader Nelson Chamisa is closing in on the ruling Zanu-PF’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The Eritrean ports of Massawa and Assab will hum with life once more as trade flows through them.
Cameroon is facing daunting challenges and the president and his team must mobilise the country to find solutions.
About 15 million Nigerian children work - the highest rate in West Africa.
Barack Obama was asked to give the Mandela Lecture because he represents what the global liberation struggle icon stood for. He struck the right chord.
The credibility of Zimbabwe’s elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.
Mandela continues to serve as a rare example of a principled politician committed to forgiveness and reconciliation.
Sexual violence, a staple of war, has long been absent from international criminal law’s charge sheets.
The problem with South Africa’s governing ANC, is that to many of its members, politics is not about public service but about resources.
Young aspirant politicians lack support structure and the money, both of which remain strong factors in deciding politics in Nigeria.
Drawing on Mandela’s legacy, Obama can help the world better understand the nature of threats to democracy.
Few believed they would see an end to two decades of hostility between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
South Africa must position itself to play a decisive role in shaping a new world order as the theUS retreats from global leadership.
The emergent AU law is seen as distinct and separate from international law and the domestic laws of member states.
Legislation to control the private funding of political parties in South Africa is long overdue.
Increasingly, young people across Africa are taking up Nelson Mandela’s challenge of working to improve the lives of ordinary people.
African leaders need to acknowledge the gravity of the Congo crisis and apply pressure on Kabila.
South Africa’s governance challenge can’t simply be fixed by reorganising the structure of government.
The UN promotes local ownership in peace building, which is difficult to achieve.
The world waits to see if Zimbabwe will pass the democracy test as it holds its first election after Robert Mugabe next month.
The grenade attack shows that opponents are threatened by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s progress.
Some human rights activists worry that Cameroon could be the site of Africa’s next civil war.
Homonormativity, like heteronormativity, privileges certain lives over others.