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...
Burkina Faso: A weakened state is paving the way for terrorism
In the latest edition of our DiA mid-week read, Ismaila Kane shows why religious attacks on Christian minorities reflect the fragility of the Burkinabe...
Soldiers in Revolt: Army mutinies in Africa
In this article, Maggie Dwyer look at mutinies in Africa from those that were involved - essential reading in view of recent events in...
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 myth about democracy in Africa
In his regular column for the Daily Nation, our co-editor Nic Cheeseman highlights the importance of democratic ideas and memories in the ongoing struggles for...
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...
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...
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...
Political futures and political legacies in Burkina Faso
In this blog, our Co-editor, Sarah Jane Cooper-Knock looks at the political transition in Burkina Faso, and explores the role of the military in...
Gender quotas and women’s representation in African parliaments
In this blog, Dr Gretchen Bauer focuses in on gender quotas in Africa, and asks what the impact of increasing women in parliament has been....
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?