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Four years after Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s blocked transition

The 17th of November 2017 is significant in Zimbabwe’s political calendar as it marked the end of President Robert Mugabe’s…

Is democracy in decline in Africa?

The problem isn’t the system of government but poor leadership that opens the door to despots and coup plotters.

Time for the US to rethink its sanctions strategy on Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe will reach two decades under United States economic sanctions in December this year. The sanctions have had a debilitating…

What Africa should do to avoid dependency syndrome

The dilemma of the prevailing African development narrative has been the imprudence of trying to replicate discordant utopia of industrialized…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa piles on public debt in second-term bid

Zimbabwe mortgaged its natural resources such as mineral rights to the lenders in exchange for fresh debts. For a time,…

Four priorities for Zambia after the elections

Edgar Lungu is running for a controversial third term that opponents argue is unconstitutional since he already has been elected…

African leaders must demonstrate commitment to constitutionalism as they seek to strengthen US-Africa ties

By Siviwe Rikhotso The history of constitutionalism dates back to the political theory of enlightenment propagated by scholars like John Locke and…

Shaping the ambiance of Zimbabwe’s Constitutionalism

With the three branches of Zimbabwe’s political system, the executive, legislature and judiciary, striving to advance their roles as contemplated…

Time for Zimbabwe to reset relations with US?

By Marc Holtzman There is no better time for the United States to reset relations with a foreign country than…

African tycoon reflects on the first female, black US Vice President

Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, a father of five daughters, says the historical swearing in of the first female…