On 26 February, Zimbabwe’s vice-president, Constantino Chiwenga, warned the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) and its leader, Nelson Chamisa, that Zanu-PF will crush the party like lice. AllAfrica reported that he...
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Zimbabwean liberation war veterans mourn a dream deferred
Corruption, patronage and bad governance betray Zimbabwe’s liberation victory Like many Zimbabweans today, the late Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwe’s revolutionary giant, commonly referred to as “Father Zimbabwe” because of the...
Power dynamics in post-independence Zimbabwe
A nexus between power, politics and the military Literature is awash with research on the militarisation of the state, especially in West Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, where military involvement in...
Africa’s mass trauma
Why Africans still vote for toxic post-liberation tyrants Since the end of colonialism, apartheid and white-minority regimes, many African countries appear to have had disproportionally large numbers of psychopathic,...
Africa’s freedom fighters and the challenge of transformation
The end of an era for liberation movements? After defeating colonialism, white minority rule and post-colonial authoritarian governments, many of Africa’s liberation movements seem to have lost ground in the democratic...
Lessons from Trump’s dethronement for Africa
In a historic US election, President Donald Trump was ousted from office by Joe Biden. Biden won 50.8% of the popular vote, while Trump still managed 47.5% in the largest voter turnout since 1908. The presidency of...
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