Companies are moving their production back to developed countries. This is jeopardising the decades-long progress in global poverty reduction.
Politics and Society
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.
Politics and Society Remembering Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s 3rd President and the last of a generation of leaders
Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s third President died on April 21 at the age of 90. We look back at his life, leadership, missteps, and legacy.
Politics and Society The Murang’a factor in the August 9 Kenyan presidential elections
The Murang’a people are really yet to decide who they are going to vote for as a president. If they have, they are keeping the secret to themselves. Are the Murang’a people prepping themselves this time to vote for one of their own? Can Jimi Wanjigi re-ignite the Muran’ga/Matiba popular passion among the GEMA community and re-influence it to vote in a different direction?
Politics and Society French president Emmanuel Macron wins re-election: a victory with deep challenges
Emmanuel Macron’s success validates a strategy aimed at making him appear as the champion of the “progressives”, but it has only partially worked.
Politics and Society Mwai Kibaki: president who squandered the opportunity to fix Kenya
He will be remembered as the leader who plunged the country into unmitigated chaos
Politics and Society KwaZulu-Natal floods sound the alarm on climate adaptation
South Africa needs to urgently invest in smart early-warning systems and start climate-proofing its infrastructure.
Politics and Society Cartoon | KwaZulu-Natal floods
Africa is facing a climate crisis. The continent stands in a precarious position due to the rapid changes in the climatic conditions. The floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa have devastated lives, a reminder of how a changing climate will continue to fuel extreme weather patterns.