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Trump’s attack on Ramaphosa was an insult to Africa
The meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was, at its heart, about…
Ghana’s road to rebuilding public trust starts with security reforms
Ghana's new President, John Mahama, faces the challenge of rebuilding public trust amid rising poverty, illegal mining, and security threats.
Zimbabwe’s Nelson Chamisa wants election to stop ‘dictatorship’
@NelsonChamisa says the extent of tyranny in Zimbabwe under @edmnangagwa is worse than under Robert Mugabe, the late dictator
How traditional leaders help to rig elections on voting day in Zimbabwe
The agreement between ZANU PF and the chiefs espouses that ‘on voting day, the headman will marshal his subjects and…
Zimbabwe VP Chiwenga’s secret plan to be president stays on schedule
In Zimbabwe, it seems very few can foretell better than the wives of incumbent presidents what might happen to their…
How to impeach a president: Ramaphosa case puts new rules to the test in South Africa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible impeachment in the country’s parliament over the illegal stashing of thousands of US…
Zimbabweans face death, life in prison, loss of citizenship under ‘Patriotic’ law
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Polls: Can Africa get rid of election riggers?
Coups attract attention and action, but the manipulation of polls is the real threat to electoral democracy.
Young voters should be deciding Zimbabwe’s election in 2023, but are too preoccupied with celebrity gossip
Of Zimbabwe’s 15.1 million people, 70% are under the age of 35 and we should expect some level of focus…
Liz Truss: UK-Africa ties face a gloomy future as political myopia reigns
Africa is likely to feature in British high-level politics only when it is in the government’s narrow self-interest.