The Impact of COVID19 on Food Security in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all sectors of economies globally. Here in Africa, the crisis has drastically impacted food security. Supply chains, food and...
Malawi Court Nullifies Presidential Election! Full summary of the judgement
The Malawian Constitutional Court is set to deliver its verdict at 9:00am (GMT+2, so 7:00am GMT) on Monday 3 February. Talking to both sides,...
Women’s Activism in Africa: Struggles for Rights and Representation
Our popular Book Club feature brings you accessible and powerful summaries of the best books on Africa. In this edition, Balghis Badri and Aili...
More Unfair Elections in Africa, More Unrest: An Avoidable Cycle
We are delighted to be co-publishing, alongside Vanguard Africa, this hard hitting piece on Africa's three most recent elections in Benin, Malawi and Mauritania....
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...
Why some African Autocrats love Political Decentralization
Lovise Aalen and Ragnhild Louise Muriaas explain why political decentralization should not be confused with democratization in Africa. On the contrary, widespread popular political...
Here’s how the global response to AIDS in Africa has made...
In commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1, Kim Yi Dionne writes about democracy and AIDS interventions in Africa, drawing on her book,...
Reflections on Feminist Social Movements and Political Consciousness in Malawi
In this blog, Dr Simukai Chigudu analyses the emergence of women who are mobilising around their experience of HIV/AIDs, not just to campaign for...
Join the new “Ideas in African Politics” Network now!
You are invited to join a new research network study of the history and impact of African political thought. The name for...
Democracy in Africa: Lessons from Malawi
What are the key lessons that the Malawian elections of 2014 can offer for those studying democracy and democratisation? In the wake of their...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?