South Africans are increasingly dissatisfied with democracy because of its failure to address inequality.
President Samia Hassan has set Tanzania on a change of course – time will tell if the pattern holds and addresses the country’s challenges.
Kenya's Supreme court blocked the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), a huge blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies.
Poor electoral outcomes would hurt democratic transitions in a region suffering a spate of coups.
The Kenya that Njonjo sought to create was the ‘greatest living example of democracy, justice and peace’ – but there was no space for the poor.
