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Africa’s coup wave
The democratization push in Africa’s poorest countries has failed to produce legitimate governments capable of delivering security and development, and…
South Africa’s graft problem
A recent report highlights the urgent need for South Africa to implement reforms to combat state capture, reverse institutional decay,…
Zimbabwe’s public broadcaster has role to play in ensuring free and fair elections. Here is how
ZBC should act as a public broadcaster by giving equitable time to all the parties contesting the elections.
Russia-Ukraine war: decoding how African countries voted at the UN
Mahama Tawat In recent weeks the world has witnessed the most tense moments in international relations since the end of…
Southern Africa’s cryptocurrency problem
The Sadc model law on public financial management (PFM), which the Sadc parliamentary forum is developing has attracted more praise,…
Chipper Cash: A money revolution
The story of Chipper Cash’s cofounders begins in Africa, passes through Iowa, and winds up in Silicon Valley (with a…
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, how is Africa’s higher education sector faring?
Higher education on the continent is gradually recovering from the shocks of 2020.
How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies
African countries import billions worth of global grains and oilseed from Russia and Ukraine. Prices have already been soaring.
Why African family businesses are failing at multigenerational wealth
In Kenya, family businesses are significant and are a source of employment for more than 60 percent of the population.
Zimbabwe’s March by-elections, a dry run for 2023 polls
Speculation is high that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s deputy and former military general, Constantino Chiwenga, is plotting to put his hat…