Why Somalia’s worst ever famine shames the world
More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 – half of them children younger than five. The...
A call for action in Sierra Leone: The proposed Commission for...
Over the last two week Sierra Leone has been rocked by political unrest. Amid widespread public concern regarding the rising cost of...
The Role of Education in Women’s Political Participation in Kenya
Governments, researchers and stakeholders have often recognized education as the single most potent instrument for the emancipation of marginalised groups and for...
Food Fight: Why Does the US Knowingly Slow Down Food Aid...
Approximately 13 million people in the Horn of Africa need critical food assistance right now. Kenyan, Ethiopian, and Somali citizens are experiencing...
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....
OUT NOW: Eight brilliant Op-Eds from the Africa Comment Prize!
We are proud to present the finalists for the inaugural The Continent/Democracy in Africa Comment Prize!
After receiving an incredible 342...
Sino-Angolan relations: Old oil and new politics
The China–Angola relationship was forged for purely pragmatic reasons at an opportune moment of mutual need in the early 2000s. For that...
DEMOCRACY CAPTURE & THE SHADOW STATE IN AFRICA – DOWNLOAD THE...
On World Democracy Day, 15 September 2021, the Centre for Democratic Development and Democracy in Africa will join forces to release two...
Kidnapping for Ransom Drives Economic Hardship in North West Nigeria
The combination of instability and criminality is having a dramatic effect on the lives of people in Nigeria. It is estimated that...
Randomized controlled trials: Opportunities and limitations for evidence-based policymaking in Africa
The past twelve months have been discouraging for international efforts to tackle poverty, and Africa is no exception. The African Development Bank...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?