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...
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...
The Bardo terrorist attack: An obstacle to democratisation in Tunisia?
Chiara Loschi explores the recent terrorist attack in Tunisia and its implications for the political and economic future of the country. Chiara is a...
How fighting fake news hurts free speech
Governments across the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the mountain of related challenges, fake news has become a source...
How international actors encourage coups in Africa
The 82 coups Africa experienced between 1960 and 2000 were devastating for the continent—contributing to the instability, corruption, human rights abuses, impunity,...
How popular is China in Africa? And how do people think...
It’s been 20 years since the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was first held. Another summit is planned for September 2021 in Dakar,...
Should the Arab Spring Become a Turkish Summer?
In the wake of the Arab Spring, there has been an avalanche of analysis trying to delineate what its causes were and its consequences...
Unfinished Revolutions: Libya and Tunisia five years on
As part of our series on the Arab Spring five years on, Ibrahim Fraihat reflects on the experiences of Tunisia and Libya. This blog is drawn...
#Book Club: Repression, Polarization, and the Arab Spring 10 Years On
In December 2010, protests that would serve as the catalyst for the Arab Spring uprisings began in Sidi Bou Zid, a small...
Just like us? The consolidation of Tunisian democracy
Following the elections in Tunisia, Francesco Cavatorta asks how we should understand the the process of consolidation that is now under way. Francesco is a...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?