Moving beyond ‘pay revolts:’ Mutinies and politics in Africa
Maggie Dwyer pushes us to reconsider how we view mutinies in Africa. Soldiers are a part of the political landscape, she argues, and their...
What will a Trump or Clinton presidency mean for Africa?
On the eve of the US election, Robtel Neajai Pailey reflects on what the outcome could mean for the African continent. Robtel Neajai Pailey is...
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...
Facebook’s ongoing scramble for Africa
In 2016, Facebook’s grand project to ‘connect the unconnected’ was banned in India after a year-long national debate led by digital activists....
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...
The State of Democracy in Africa
DiA's Nic Cheeseman is taking the day off to celebrate his 40th birthday, so to mark the occasion we thought we would re-post one...
Setting a foreign policy agenda for the Muhammadu Buhari presidency
Babatunde Afolabi talks us through the foreign policy priorities for Nigeria's new government. Babatunde is a consultant who has previously worked for the Economic...
Join the new “Ideas in African Politics” Network now!
You are invited to join a new research network study of the history and impact of African political thought. The name for...
Legislative Development in Africa: Politics and Postcolonial Legacies
In the latest instalment of our popular Book Club feature, one of the rising stars of African studies, Ken Opalo, shares the main messages...
Democracy in Africa and how to improve it
In his regular blog for the Daily Nation, Co-Editor Nic Cheeseman teams up with Alexander Noyes to explore the cases of Burundi and Burkina...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?