There appears to be no resolution in sight over the impasse between Nigeria’s president and the Senate over Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of chief crime buster. Who will blink first?
Pensions have made a big difference in the lives of Zanzibar’s elderly men and women.
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The case of Zanzibar shows that, given certain political conditions, even low-income countries in Africa can introduce and pay for a universal pension programme.
Concerned South Africans disapprove of President Jacob Zuma.
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South Africa celebrates Freedom Day this week amid growing discontent over misrule by President Zuma and the ANC. This has led to increased calls for ethical and caring leaders.
A UN helicopter flies over people waiting for food aid in South Sudan.
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The western media’s focus on events at home like the US elections and the UK Brexit referendum has come at the expense of reporting on the famine that’s unfolding in Africa.
The legacies of clonialism persist with white people still controlling a large chunk of the South African economy.
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Despite a growing chorus of deniers, white monopoly capital continues to be a South African reality that shapes the country’s political, economic and social life.
The DRC has extraordinary potential for socioeconomic advancement.
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Political agreements between major political actors aren’t enough to ensure stability in the DRC. Structural changes are needed as is a new approach towards governance.
The face and character of protests in South Africa seems to be changing.
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Democracy in South Africa is meaningless if it doesn’t improve the lives of the people. To do this, the governing ANC must be led by conscientious, competent and interested leaders.
South Africa’s media landscape has changed fundamentally.
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The growth of new, vibrant, independent media sites and projects in South Africa have challenged conceptions of what a newsroom is. On limited budgets, some even fare better than mainstream media.
Ethiopia has been ruled by a coalition since 1991.
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Corruption has become entrenched in Ethiopia because of the political dominance of a single party – the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front.
A protester waves the South African flag during a mass protest demanding President Jacob Zuma step down.
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The promise of Easter, which Christians around the world celebrate, can be likened to the new struggle in South Africa for a new leadership and government that cares about the people.
Protesters hold banners during a mass protest in Pretoria calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down.
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The militant talk and antics by the ANC’s ex-soldiers may seem like theatrics, but they are a chilling reminder of how Zimbabwe used armed militia to crash opponents and democracy.
Protesters call for the firing of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma.
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The treaty to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons has been exceptionally successful. Only nine states have them. Now, efforts are underway to completely rid the world of them.
The notion of South African exceptionalism runs deep. Many people in the country believe that in some cases they are superior to the rest of the continent.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma in Parliament.
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The 1994 Rwandan genocide evokes shame, despair, and revulsion.Yet, the events warrant reflection and remind us about the risks of looking the other way.
South Africa’s army currently has about 80,000 active personnel.
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South Africa’s army is in a dire situation because the government hasn’t provided sufficient funding over the past two decades, hampering its ability to fulfil its duty.
President Jacob Zuma at the opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders in Parliament.
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The clash over South Africa’s Traditional Courts Bill is essentially about custom and constitutionalism. The government is often seen as pandering to traditional leaders’ whims.
In Africa a study shows stark differences between perceptions of justice among the rich and poor.
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Most Africans see courts as legitimate but only a slim majority trust them while one in three people believe judges are corrupt.
Demonstrators protest outside South Africa’s Parliament in Cape Town against President Jacob Zuma’s firing of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
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Are those ANC members critical of Zuma willing to stand up and be counted? Will Pravin Gordhan, popular hero of the hour, provide one further great service to the nation?
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has shafted and shifted 20 cabinet posts.
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The focus will now be on how the social democratic and left-leaning members of South Africa’s cabinet – the “constitutionalists” – will respond to the reshuffle.