The political economy of the fight against COVID19 in Africa
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has created worry and heartbreak across the world. The virus has defied the usual modern stereotyping of spreading from...
A Response to Ken Opalo: Lessons to be learned or over-thinking...
In this post, Washington M. Osiro responds to Ken Opalo's thought provoking and popular post on Policy Lessons From COVID-19 in Africa, which you can...
Is religion helping or hurting Africa’s fight against COVID-19?
As the COVID-19 global pandemic spreads around the world, some societies have been quick to adjust and others have been a source of public...
Compassion vs. coercion: Protecting lives & enhancing legitimacy in COVID-19 Africa
As cases of coronavirus rise across Africa, there is growing recognition that the pandemic could evolve into a crisis not just of health and...
The Continent – brilliant free African journalism
The Continent is a brilliant new venture from Simon Allison and the team at Mail&Guardian. It brings together fantastic writing from African journalists across...
PODCAST: Democracy in times of crisis
A Pacific Council podcast about democracies in times of crisis featuring DiA's very own Fromagehomme, aka Nic Cheeseman. As countries around the world respond...
The African Continental Free Trade Area: A Catalyst for Development?
In July 2019 Nigeria finally signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, after it had pulled out days before the signing was due. Now...
#BookClub: Rural Democracy – Elections and Development in Africa
In the latest in our popular #bookclub feature, Robin Harding shares the key insights of his important and path-breaking book Rural Democracy.
How have African...
How can we make research in the “Global South” more ethical?
How to ethically conduct research in what is often called the Global South has become an increasingly controversial topic. Even terms such as "fieldwork"...
First Kenya, now Malawi: The challenge-annul-rerun pattern in African elections
Hardly any election takes place anywhere without some form of challenge to the results and fairness of the process. Following major elections on the...