The ruling MPLA’s culture of dominance ensures control Joăo Lourenço largely proved critics wrong after coming to power as Angola’s second post-civil war leader in 2017. As José Eduardo dos Santos’ preferred...
Human Rights Watch
The hole in Africa’s heart
Africa’s ‘lawless third’: duty of care Swathes of the continent are home to people whose efforts at self-rule or traditional ways of life have challenged state attempts to deal with COVID-19 The lack of access to...
Africa’s liberation wars have shaped history, politics and society
Freedom, but also a legacy of one-party states, civil wars and violence against women and children Independence was achieved in several African countries after a national liberation war. In many cases, the liberation...
Tanzania Election Tracker 2020
Introduction Tanzanians are heading to the polls on the 28th October. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has governed Tanzania since independence in 1961, and is the second longest-ruling party in Africa....
Troubled and ambiguous
Heritage: the long shadows of past and present Commemorating heritage in Africa is no longer the exclusive province of governments There was an interesting exchange between Thabo Mbeki and Constand Viljoen in the late...
Getting natural resources governance right
Mining development in Africa will persist in doing more harm than good unless stakeholders commit to respecting the rights of affected communities At the end of April 2017 current and former heads of state, senior...
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