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Taking stock of Rwanda as a host for refugees
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Politics and Society Taking stock of Rwanda as a host for refugees

By The Conversation on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

While refugees in Rwanda have the right to freedom of movement and work, in practice it’s difficult for them.

Nigerian youths reach breaking point
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Politics and Society Nigerian youths reach breaking point

By Socrates Mbamalu on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Nigerian youths face a myriad of economic and social challenges. From rampant unemployment, lack of electricity, fuel scarcity to police brutality, Nigerian youths have lost faith in the government but despite these existing catalysts for action and protest, the youths seem exhausted to continue fighting.

Kibaki’s Kenya education legacy: well-intentioned, with disastrous consequences
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Politics and Society Kibaki’s Kenya education legacy: well-intentioned, with disastrous consequences

By The Conversation on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Kibaki’s goals were to expand access to education, and to make universities more efficient and self-sustaining.

Cartoon| Mwai Kibaki leaves behind a complicated legacy
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Politics and Society Cartoon| Mwai Kibaki leaves behind a complicated legacy

By This Is Africa on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s third president, born November 15, 1931, leaves behind a complex legacy. Kibaki served as president of Kenya between 2002 and 2013, and he will be remembered amongst the biggest and most important names in Kenyan politics.

Democracy loses its glow for South Africans amid persistent inequality
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Politics and Society Democracy loses its glow for South Africans amid persistent inequality

By The Conversation on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

South Africans are increasingly dissatisfied with democracy because of its failure to address inequality.

Elon Musk has bought Twitter: Here is what to expect
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Politics and Society Elon Musk has bought Twitter: Here is what to expect

By Richard Oduor Oduku on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

The ownership of Twitter throws Elon Musk deep into conversations about the inordinate power of tech billionaires in the modern world, in manufacturing public consent.

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
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Politics and Society Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

By The Conversation on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Companies are moving their production back to developed countries. This is jeopardising the decades-long progress in global poverty reduction.

Rwanda–UK deal degrades refugee conventions and Africa’s approach
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Politics and Society Rwanda–UK deal degrades refugee conventions and Africa’s approach

By Institute for Security Studies on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

There are no good precedents for outsourcing asylum processes, and the agreement could damage continental relations.

Africa isn’t an opinion or an opiate: An Ode to the ever defiant motherland
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Politics and Society Africa isn’t an opinion or an opiate: An Ode to the ever defiant motherland

By Alieu Bah on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Writing from the time honoured capital of Africa, Addis Ababa, Alieu Bah brings home the need for a balanced view of the continent. Not one locked in exotic discourse or Job like lamentation but one that is at once righteous and striving.

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