When pop star D’banj signed up to help get Goodluck Jonathan elected president, fans turned on him. But a hit song turned things around.
Politics and Society As AU chair, South Africa’s leadership fell short in key areas
Cyril Ramaphosa handled COVID-19 well, but more could have been done on governance, security and violent extremism.
Politics and Society High death rate in African Covid-19 intensive care units
Hospitals across the continent have few resources. A new study shows the consequences.
Politics and Society What lies behind the war in Tigray?
The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
Politics and Society Residual anger driven by the politics of power has boiled over into conflict in Ethiopia
The tensions that had been simmering between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Abiy administration eventually boiled over.
African identities #NairobiNiMimi Series: George Onkoba
George Onkoba has an accounting degree and worked at a bank for seven years. He gave it all up to pursue his real passion, painting. His family and friends shunned him, but George says he’s never been happier.
Politics and Society How Magufuli has steered Tanzania down the road of an authoritarian one-party state
President John Magufuli won a second term by a contested landslide and looks set to take even greater control of Tanzania’s democratic space.
Politics and Society Abiy put Ethiopia on the road to democracy: but major obstacles still stand in the way
The country must urgently address the politics of ethnicity before it can move towards a workable democracy.
Politics and Society Election observation in Africa put to the test
COVID-19 travel restrictions are adding to the growing pressure on observer missions to prove their worth.