This is Africa spoke to Sada Malumfashi, the director of the Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF) which will be hosting its first edition around...
Rawlings was a polarising figure, a person who led two coups in Ghana before twice being elected president in multiparty polls.
Guineans have experienced military rule before, and they know that the consequences can be dangerous.
A good image abroad affords many advantages to authoritarian leaders.
Deeply concerned by the conflict and deteriorating human security situation in Ethiopia, a number of African intellectuals have called for dialogue and mediation.