#IIAG: African governments must get the basics right
Luisa Porritt shares and explores with us some of the big issues tackled at this week's conversation on the 2016 Ibrahim Index of African Governance,...
The Successes and Failures of Economic Reform in Africa
Zainab Usman shares with us her new paper on political settlements in Nigeria. Zainab is a doctoral candidate in International Development at the University of...
Zimbabwe’s Predatory State: Party, Military and Business
In this article, Jabusile Shumba discusses his recently published book: Zimbabwe’s predatory state: Party, military and business. He argues that the voracious modes of...
Corruption and the rule of law in Angola
Our Co-editor Nic Cheeseman shares the experience of Rafael Marques de Morais who has been facing charges in Angola, having provided an account of the corruption...
Has Zimbabwe removed a tyrant but not a tyranny?
As we continue the debate about what is likely to happen next in Zimbabwe, Nicole Beardsworth explains the many continuities between the Mugabe and...
Fuelling progress in Nigeria: Buhari and the petrol subsidy
Zainab Usman tells us why Buhari must phase out Nigeria's petrol subsidy. Zainab is a doctoral candidate in International Development at the University of Oxford. She tweets via...
Bad Khama: The Corruption of the Botswanan Presidency
Kenneth Good looks back at the legacy of General Ian Khama, who has just announced that he will soon step down as president of Botswana, and concludes...
Exploring dispossession: Biofuel land deals in Ghana
In this post, Festus Boamah explores large-scale land acquisitions in Ghana and the local politics that surround them. Festus is a PhD candidate at...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?