
Zambia’s August 2026 presidential election stands as a vital geopolitical watershed for Southern Africa. Strikingly contrasted against Zimbabwe’s executive overreach...




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The region’s securocrats are no doubt unsettled by Hichilema’s decisive action to replace the country’s entire security leadership.

Guineans have experienced military rule before, and they know that the consequences can be dangerous.

A good image abroad affords many advantages to authoritarian leaders.

This Is Africa spoke to Kenyan climate activist, Wanjũhĩ Njoroge about grassroots activism, the implications of complacency, and how gender bias encroaches on even the most...

Deeply concerned by the conflict and deteriorating human security situation in Ethiopia, a number of African intellectuals have called for dialogue and mediation.

The election result was less about Hichilema’s popularity and more an expression of frustration with Lungu’s economic management.

The purpose of a constitutional dismemberment is to unmake and remake the constitution.

Zambia’s new president will have to balance austerity and the high expectations of the many unemployed young people and struggling people who voted for him.

Meet the 10 brave African climate and environmental activists who are taking decisive action in their communities and mobilising citizens in rallying for inclusive and just...

At the bottom of our carbon fears is a big black problem.