The leading candidates have mixed records when it comes to accountability and responsive governance.
Why are so many of us, not to mention our leaders, so quick to speak out when calamity strikes in the West, but we remain unmoved...
The Gambia has become the 22nd country to approve the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This means that the minimum threshold has been met for...
Alex Boyé has become known for his uplifting music. Now his support of mental health campaigns has seen him being honoured for adding his voice to...
Protest of the kind seen in Sudan can lead to change. More important, however, is to realise that sustained and committed protest might be required to...
Fifty years after the founding of South African Students' Organisation this anti-apartheid movement remains a model for student activists.
Access to education is a basic human right but many young children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Zimbabwe still struggle to get access to learning opportunities because...
Selmor M’tukudzi and her sister, Sandra, are keeping alive the legacy of their late, great father, Oliver M’tukudzi, while at the same time carving out their...
Many countries have abolished the death penalty because absolute judgments are not only irreversible but inhumane. Although progress has been made against the death penalty, with...
The time for fundamental political reforms in Sudan is now with the end of al-Bashir's rule.
The fact that al-Bashir has been deposed will again raise questions about the former Sudanese president facing trial at the ICC.
