How Chinese non-interference enables African authoritarianism
In 2019, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda faced a serious opposition movement led by musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine. Feeling increasingly threatened by Wine’s...
Long read: What motivates China’s investment & lending practices in Africa?
Since the wave of independence in the 1960s, African countries have faced numerous instances of debt distress in which they could not...
You Can’t Eat the Roads: Chinese Leverage and Democratic Resilience in...
Heading into Zambia’s August 2021 elections, many international observers warned that the country, often held up as an example of resilient multiparty...
Marriage of Choice or By Default? Evaluating Sino-African Relations
In late 2021, when I was taking an Uber home, I got into a conversation with the driver. They had arrived late,...
The Heat from the Ural: The impact on West Africa of...
On the 24 February, Russia began bombing campaigns in Leviv and Kiev as part of its invasion of Ukraine. NATO and the...
A Portrait: Isaias Afwerki, The Man & The Dictator
Following a series of interviews with former colleagues, this is an attempt to profile one of Africa's most reclusive and authoritarian leaders....
The scourge of popular coups in Africa
The recent spate of coups in Africa has generated considerable attention and concern. Between 1999 when the African Union (AU) was established...
Do sanctions work ? The case of Eritrea says “no”
Eritrea has lived under United Nations economic sanctions for more than ten years without any notable impact on its politics or economy....
How international actors encourage coups in Africa
The 82 coups Africa experienced between 1960 and 2000 were devastating for the continent—contributing to the instability, corruption, human rights abuses, impunity,...
Peace, or continued war in Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is balancing on the precipice – continued war or the beginning of peace talks? The withdrawal of the Tigrayan forces back...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?