Ethiopia has experienced violent political processes at varying times in its history. Attempts at healing the ills employed violent means and this led to the recurrence of violence unabated. To seize and recast a...
violence
The sparks that lit the flame for the recent violence in South Africa
In mid July 2021, widespread looting and violence swept through many parts of South Africa, concentrated mainly in the two most populous provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). These events resulted in the loss...
Local heroes
The media: no place to hide Journalism is a high-risk job for African reporters, who are often not only undertrained and underpaid but also face jail, injury, even death A promising young journalist told me of covering...
Mozambique’s gender-based violence laws
One night in April 2013, Luisa, a 46-year-old woman living in a small town in Mozambique, was on her way home when two men dragged her into an abandoned hut and raped her. “I wanted to die, but I told myself I...
Sudan: playing the anti-Western card
The International Criminal Court (ICC) charges against Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, have shaped Sudanese domestic politics and the country’s external relations for more than half a decade — sometimes in...
Time Nigeria and Africa hanged tough on South African xenophobia
Many will read with dismay this week's resurgence in xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa (SA). For me particularly, this latest episode hits home in a personal way. Nigeria may need to recall its envoy...
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