Does China’s involvement in African elections and politics hurt democracy?
As African and Chinese leaders prepare to gather in Senegal for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China is promoting a narrative focused...
#BookClub: Dissidents and Democracy in Africa
Any article proposing possible ways to create durable and equitable democracies in Africa should be humble in its goals. A cursory glance...
Term Limits: A Linchpin to Restoring Democratic Norms in Africa
Lost in the wave of democratic backsliding seen in Africa in recent years has been the dramatic deterioration of term limit norms....
Facebook’s ongoing scramble for Africa
In 2016, Facebook’s grand project to ‘connect the unconnected’ was banned in India after a year-long national debate led by digital activists....
Preventing COVID-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa
In the last several months, COVID-19 has taken up nearly every news headline in nearly every country in the world. The health impact, testing,...
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...
Compassion vs. coercion: Protecting lives & enhancing legitimacy in COVID-19 Africa
As cases of coronavirus rise across Africa, there is growing recognition that the pandemic could evolve into a crisis not just of health and...
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 are there so many political parties in Senegal?
In the latest in our popular Book Club feature, Catherine Lena Kelly shares the key lessons of her new book Party Proliferation and Political Contestation...
Legislative Development in Africa: Politics and Postcolonial Legacies
In the latest instalment of our popular Book Club feature, one of the rising stars of African studies, Ken Opalo, shares the main messages...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?