As key opposition members lose seats in their strongholds, it is clear that Tanzania’s ruling party is set to establish a super-majority that will institute a deeper authoritarian agenda.
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The protests carried on for days and continue to simmer in a country whose social fabric has been torn by toxic masculinity and a violent colonial past.
The displacement of low-income households in favour of middle- and high-income professionals in Kumasi is a cause for concern.
Urban governance must include community groups, non-state and informal actors in the battle against COVID-19 in Africa.
Resolution of South Africa’s fiscal crisis depends on faster economic growth which must be led by private investment. Fiscal consolidation is necessary but without growth debt will not stabilise.
Young Nigerians are protesting bad governance and police brutality. Where is the music to assist them?
While history is often deployed as a weapon in eastern DRC, it also shows us stories of friendship and collaboration.
Attacks on schools and children evoke a strong emotional response, which is a definitive goal of terrorist groups.
The new initiative reproduces the core weaknesses of post-apartheid state land and agricultural policy. These have done little to improve the livelihoods of the poor.
Restricting trade to control the pandemic damages livelihoods, especially those of the urban poor. The control of future pandemics must strike a balance between health and economic activity.
Smartphones supported migration flows by providing migrants with access to online information before and during travel and when they arrived at their destination country.
South Africa hasn’t successfully developed institutional capacity and the government skills to manage industrial risks to communities and the environment.
He’s a brooding, taciturn figure, who has dominated Eritrean politics since the 1970s, and there are few signs of an effective challenge to his rule.
With 70 percent of its people under 30 years, Nigeria needs to harness the strength in its youthful population.
Large numbers of young people can represent great economic potential. But this only works if Nigeria can invest in their health and education and new economic opportunities.
The transitional government has achieved a monumental milestone, but peace agreements in Sudan have been known to fall apart quickly.
Whistle blowers in South Africa don’t get the support they deserve.This includes lack of legislative backing as well as support from society, employers and professional bodies.
Removal of user fees or full subsidisation of insurance premiums doesn’t fully eliminate financial access barriers.
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It's time to talk about police in Nigeria and the issues around special forces.
They are often framed as lazy and fraudulent and are constantly harassed by the police. Now, it seems they have had enough. We explore what it takes to be a young Nigerian living in Nigeria.
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Georgia Gwinnett College
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
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