The electorate now has no viable political alternative that can be trusted with constitutionalism and rule of law.
Politics and Society
Politics and Society Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine
To refuse inclusion would prevent Africa’s researchers from being significant players in the universal fight against the virus.
Politics and Society Will Omar al-Bashir and the ICC meet at last?
Despite many hurdles, the former Sudanese president seems a step closer to facing trial at the International Criminal Court.
Politics and Society Moi and the media: how Kenyan journalism suffered under his iron heel
Kenya’s political leaders have always had a vested political interest in the control of the country’s media. But no president has had a more terrifying presence in Kenyan newsrooms than Daniel arap Moi, Kenya’s president from 1978 to 2002.
Politics and Society Politicians continue to bicker while Zimbabweans are starving
Drought doesn’t necessarily translate to food insecurity – poor governance and failing infrastructure do.
Politics and Society Why Kenya’s Mau Mau gave up their fight
The resilient Mau Mau freedom fighters failed to maintain revolutionary action after independence.
Politics and Society Will bold landmark election ruling improve Malawian democracy?
Will the same electoral commission, so heavily criticised in the court’s ruling, improve its capacity and arrange more credible elections?
Politics and Society A great judgment, but court victories won’t deliver democracy in Malawi
A new round of elections offers an opportunity to strengthen civil and political freedoms.
Politics and Society Malawi’s court gives electoral justice in Africa a much-needed boost
But the Kenyan precedent cautions that it’s still too early to declare lasting victory for democracy.