Institutions

Gaining support from political parties has been an uphill battle for women aspirants and candidates in the 30 years since two of...

It is one year since Tanzania voted in a contested election. The landslide victory of incumbent President John Magufuli and the ruling...

Although much commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic has described it as ‘unprecedented’, epidemic diseases have broken out periodically throughout human history. If...

For several months deadly political unrest has unfolded in the Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland. The name change was unilaterally...

As the world eagerly anticipates Africa’s biggest election in 2023, policy capture, process manipulation, and geo-politics are defining the electoral framework reform...

The Gambia is approaching presidential elections on 4 December 2021. This will be the first vote since the electoral defeat of former...

All around the world refugees leave their homes due to violent conflicts and seek safety in neighbouring countries. Yet flight does not...

Coups are not a new phenomena in sub-Saharan Africa, and have shaped how people think about the continent for decades. Chinua Achebe’s...

South African democracy is limited not because its governing elite has changed too much but because it has been unwilling or unable...

Why are calls for the restructuring of Nigeria a recurring subject of debate?  For our popular #BookClub feature, Mercy Ette celebrates the...