Joseph Kabila will finally step down and will not contest in the upcoming presidential elections in December. His party has however nominated Kabila loyalist, former Interior Minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadari as its presidential nominee.
Nigeria is far from ready to hold a credible ballot in 2019.
With the “intention of widening political space”, Ethiopia’s government is freeing thousands of prisoners accused of a variety of charges, such as terrorism or incitement to topple the government. This includes several senior opposition leaders and members of Ginbot 7, which is among five groups blacklisted under the government’s unreformed anti-terror legislation.
To understand why women in Africa are less politically represented than men, one needs to look into the history of the continent’s gender gap when it comes to matters of leadership and governance.
Libya’s proposed elections and any subsequent interim government will fail if the country’s challenges aren’t addressed.
Ethiopia has taken time and listened to the new prime minister. Now he needs to convert his vision into concrete policies
In Tanzania today, political space has shrunk to the point where protests are suppressed before they emerge
51 years ago, the federal government of Nigeria engaged in a bloody civil war with the secessionist Republic of Biafra. In this exclusive interview with This is Africa, Christopher Ejiofor, a former top military adviser during the war recalls the bitter memories of the war and how they lost everything. He talks about how the British colonial set-up caused the war and the current agitation by the Indigenous Republic of Biafra
The democratic strides recently made by The Gambia can be directly attributed to its new president, Adama Barrow. This African leader is going above and beyond to restore the rule of law, deepen democracy, advance transitional justice and transform the security sector
As Africa Day is celebrated, debates abound about how to make the African Union more efficient.
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