Posts by Jeffrey Smith
eSwatini: Monarchy turns on students, children, as repression mounts
For several months deadly political unrest has unfolded in the Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland. The name change was unilaterally...
Zambian Democracy’s Biggest Test Yet
As one of the few countries to have experienced multiple democratic transfers of power, Zambia has long been considered among Africa’s more...
Malawi heading for another election crisis
Malawi is just emerging from one election crisis. But is it about to be plunged into another/? Jeffrey Smith investigates ...
In a few months,...
REVIEW: FROM GENOCIDE TO PRECARIOUS PEACE IN RWANDA
Our friend over at Vanguard Africa, Jeffrey Smith, has written a review of an important new volume that we recently featured in our popular...
More Unfair Elections in Africa, More Unrest: An Avoidable Cycle
We are delighted to be co-publishing, alongside Vanguard Africa, this hard hitting piece on Africa's three most recent elections in Benin, Malawi and Mauritania....
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?