While refugees in Rwanda have the right to freedom of movement and work, in practice it’s difficult for them.
Politics and Society Nigerian youths reach breaking point
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.
Politics and Society Kibaki’s Kenya education legacy: well-intentioned, with disastrous consequences
Kibaki’s goals were to expand access to education, and to make universities more efficient and self-sustaining.
Politics and Society Cartoon| Mwai Kibaki leaves behind a complicated legacy
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.
Politics and Society Democracy loses its glow for South Africans amid persistent inequality
South Africans are increasingly dissatisfied with democracy because of its failure to address inequality.
Politics and Society Elon Musk has bought Twitter: Here is what to expect
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.
Politics and Society Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
Companies are moving their production back to developed countries. This is jeopardising the decades-long progress in global poverty reduction.
Politics and Society Rwanda–UK deal degrades refugee conventions and Africa’s approach
There are no good precedents for outsourcing asylum processes, and the agreement could damage continental relations.
Politics and Society Africa isn’t an opinion or an opiate: An Ode to the ever defiant motherland
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.