Unhappiness between former liberation parties continues to bedevil Zimbabwean politics Zimbabwe has two main ethnic groups, the Shona and the Ndebele, as well as smaller groups such as the Tonga, Kalanga, Venda, Ndau...
Richard Jurgens
Rejection of the ‘Bayindi’
Third and fourth generation Ugandan Indians contribute to the economy but are seen as unwelcome outsiders Indians, says 26-year-old...
Lessons for Africa
In the context of deep ethnic divisions and conflicts on the African continent perhaps Namibia is getting some important things right When Hage Geingob was declared the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation...
Divided since 1963
Ethnic factionalism in Kenya results in skewed allocation of resources and opportunities towards majority tribespeople Last year three Kenyan universities closed indefinitely after a poisonous division emerged between...
The puzzle of political alternation
As DRC President Joseph Kabila fights to retain power, opposition politicians must put political differences aside in the interests of the electorate The 2006 elections marked the end of a dramatic decade in the...
The demon of tribalism
Jacob Zuma’s narrow Zulu nationalism stands in the way of the development of an inclusive South African identity Most African countries were flung together by former colonial powers out of diverse ethnic, religious and...
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