Members of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress party protest the 2015 elections. More trouble is likely ahead of the 2019 elections.
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Nigeria is far from ready to hold a credible ballot in 2019.
South Africa’s police commissioner, Khehla Sitole, and police minister, Bheki Cele, unveil a new plan to combat violent crimes.
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More than 90% of violent crimes in South Africa fall outside the categories named in the police’s new anti-crime strategy.
AmaXhosa women want to play a bigger role in cultural rituals.
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Women don’t want to be reduced to ceremonial roles; they believe they can add value in making decisions.
The public liking towards South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has benefited the ANC.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s popularity has improved the favourability of the governing ANC among South Africans.
Nelson Mandela embodied South Africa’s long, arduous journey to freedom and equality.
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Nelson Mandela’s centenary celebrations provide a chance to debunk the lie that he sold out black South Africans.
Palestinian protesters run for cover from Israeli teargas in May.
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The UN’s Responsibility to Protect framework for safeguarding civilians against atrocities could help resolve the Gaza crisis.
Libya’s last election was in 2014.
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Libya’s proposed elections and any subsequent interim government will fail if the country’s challenges aren’t addressed.
CCTV cameras are becoming a “normal” feature of public life, tracking peoples’ movements as a matter of course.
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As CCTV cameras become more widespread, it’s becoming more difficult for people to protect their locational privacy in public.
There are still lingering questions hanging over Ethiopia’s Premier Abiy Ahmed.
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Ethiopia has taken time and listened to the new prime minister. Now he needs to convert his vision into concrete policies
One of the refugee camps in Dadaab, northern Kenya, where more than 300,000 call home.
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Kenya may never close Dadaab, but it has good reasons for wishing to do so
Small farmers struggle to acquire expensive agricultural equipment.
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South Africa’s land reform debate must not lose sight of the real issue: how to provide enough food to feed its people.
South Africa’s Auditor General Kimi Makwetu says most municipalities in the country are dysfunctional.
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Nearly a third of South Africa’s municipalities are not financially viable.
Anti-apartheid cleric Trevor Huddleston, centre, with South African liberation struggle icons Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela in 1991.
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Bishop Huddleston’s criticism of Enoch Powell’s incendiary “Rivers of blood” speech was both a history lesson and a call to action against racism.
Policemen posted to prevent a campaign rally in Zanzibar in 2005.
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In Tanzania today, political space has shrunk to the point where protests are suppressed before they emerge
Homosexuality is criminalised in Morocco, and LGBTI people struggle to imagine a life of visibility and freedom.
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Morocco’s law combines with a strongly conservative society to create a real sense of danger among LGBTIQ people.
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Apartheid has been removed from the statute books for almost three decades. But a de facto apartheid endures both economically and socially.
The Pan African Parliament in session in Midrand, South Africa.
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Reports of profligacy by the leaders of the Pan African Parliament could further diminish its legitimacy, which is already being questioned .
Devolving power and resources from the centre to the counties was a key pillar of Kenya’s 2010 referendum vote.
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In many counties, there are new health centres, roads and street lights that wouldn’t be there without devolution.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa opposes capital punishment.
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Survey shows Zimbabwean policy makers need not fear a public backlash if they choose to abolition of the death penalty.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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ANC renewal and the war on corruption is one thing. But transforming the character of the South African political economy is quite another.
Protesters occupy a national highway in the Western Cape.
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Governing parties and officials need to take note of the frustration being expressed by ordinary South Africans.
Street-connected children use begging as a livelihood strategy.
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As Addis Ababa develops into a modern city, beggars are increasingly being treated like public nuisances and criminals.
Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza is one of many authoritarian African leaders.
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More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
South African opposition party leader, Mmusi Maimane, addressing the media. A viable media helps promote political accountability.
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The sustainability of the news media is a precondition for good journalism in the public interest. Thus, economic questions should form part of discussions of press freedom.
A sign at a candlelit vigil tells the story of a country sliding further into authoritarianism.
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If the referendum goes President Pierre Nkrunziza’s way, it will also be a further blow to ordinary Burundians, who live in a state of hardship and adversity.