Africans want consensual democracy – why is that reality so hard...
It has become common to argue that most Africans are not that committed to democracy. Commentators often suggest that Africans care more...
Preventing COVID-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa
In the last several months, COVID-19 has taken up nearly every news headline in nearly every country in the world. The health impact, testing,...
The Impact of COVID19 on Food Security in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all sectors of economies globally. Here in Africa, the crisis has drastically impacted food security. Supply chains, food 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...
Authoritarian Africa – Watch the Video of Fromagehomme’s new book!
DiA's very own Fromagehomme (aka Prof Nic Cheeseman) has a new book out with Dr Jonathan Fisher called Authoritarian Africa: Repression, Resistance and the...
Leaders for a new Africa? A new ISPI Report
The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) just published its new Africa Report – Leaders for a new Africa. Democrats, autocrats and development...
Southern Africa’s liberation movements: Can they abandon old bad habits?
Over the past year, there has been leadership changes in Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe, but does this leadership renewal signal the renewal of...
Democratic breakthroughs in Africa: time to celebrate but worries still linger
With International Day of Democracy on 15th September, Nic Cheeseman takes stock of key trends and developments across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Africa in 2017: The political road ahead
Nic Cheeseman reflects on some of the discussions emerging from the recent Royal African Society event 'Africa in 2017: Prospects and Forecasts' at the...
Between citizenship and marginalisation in Angola
Vasco Martins tells us about his recent research on citizenship in Angola, which has recent been published in Citizenship Studies. Vasco is a researcher at...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?