Participation, constitution-building, and democratisation
Abrak Saati tells us about her latest research, which suggests that participation in constitution-building processes does not improve a country's prospects of democratisation. Abrak is...
Fleeting glory in a wasteland: Wealth, politics, and autonomy in Northern...
Judith Scheele and Julien Brachet tell us about their research in Northern Chad. This work asks how we can understand ideas and practices of...
Biafran unrest and the shrinking national cake: what prospects for Nigeria?
Leila Demarest analyses how the failure of the South-East Development Commission Bill highlights an increasingly fragile fiscal pact in Nigeria.
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On 1 June 2017, the...
Imagining a different form of external support in Libya
Dr Mediel Hove argues that there is a role for external actors in Libya but it should be driven by the African Union and...
How Zambia can avoid an electoral crisis in 2021
Zambians return to the polls in August 2021. As momentum is building, it brings with it fresh memories of some of the disturbing events...
The impact of the Tigray conflict on children
According to a report published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), an estimated 426 million children were living in close proximity...
The Battle of Mekelle and Its Implications for Ethiopia
On November 28, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed congratulated the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) for seizing control of Mekelle, the capital...
Merchants of Terror: The Counter-Terrorism Economy in Africa
Although the impact of ISIS and Al Qaeda in the Middle East is diminishing, these terrorist groups are making inroads in parts...
Amidst the political crisis in eSwatini, women fight for equality
On 12 April 1973 a new baby democracy was stillborn by the banning of political parties and the imposition of the “Tikhundla”...
The Tigray War and the use and misuse of pan-Africanism
It has been more than a year since a war broke out between the federal government of Ethiopia and the regional government...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?