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 race for Nairobi, and the rise and rise of Mike...
DiA's Nic Cheeseman reflects on the battle for the Governorship of Nairobi and asks whether the populist outside Mike Sonko can take the seat...
Pressure Mounts on President Buhari
President Buhari might have entered office with a groundswell of support but that support is in danger of fading fast, argues Nic Cheeseman. This...
The gender gap in Kenya – taking stock and moving forward
In his column for the Daily Nation our co-editor, Nic Cheeseman, argues that Kenya needs to improve its performance on gender issues. Whilst it is...
South Africans are learning that they’re not that exceptional after all
DiA's Nic Cheeseman looks at the political crisis in South Africa, and argues that simply removing President Jacob Zuma will not solve the country's...
How to Rig an Election
The new book from DiA's Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas has been making headlines, with a front page cover story for the Spectator and...
President Lungu health worries
In this post, our co-editor Nic Cheeseman reports on the health worries facing President Lungu in Zambia, comparing the handling of this last health...
The Politics of Participation
Participation is now a constitutional necessity in Kenya, but how should the government approach this new inclusivity? Nic Cheeseman explore the issue, as part...
What does it mean to be Kenyan?
The question of identity has always been both a sensitive and a complicated question, particularly in Kenya. Now, the thorny issue has been taken...
New Book Blog: How to rig an election and get away...
DiA's Nic Cheeseman celebrates the publication of his new book in the UK by writing a column with co-author Brian Klaas that summarises some...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?