SDG 9: Innovation, infrastructure and sustainable development Africa’s lack of infrastructure is becoming particularly noticeable in an era of technological innovation By Yunus Momoniat Even in 1972, when the term...
Zimbabwe
The elusive psychology of Africa’s leaders
There is a notable lack of specifically psychological studies of African leadership Among contemporary black leaders in Africa there is a “widely shared belief … that it is time for Africa to produce leaders with the...
Closing ranks under pressure
Liberation movements: after the war More than any other continent, Africa boasts an abundance of former national liberation movements serving in government. Understanding the history of these organisations,...
Keeping it in the family
African dynasties: a common phenomenon By Marcel Gascón Barberá Political dynasties have not been an uncommon phenomenon in post-colonial Africa. In Togo and Gabon, two families have been ruling for decades. Hereditary...
Pulverised into submission
Zimbabwe’s citizens have been subjected to years of state-sponsored brutality By mid-morning on 1 August 2018, thousands of people had gathered in Harare’s central business district (CBD). Just two days before, the...
Mapping ethnic conflicts
Africa: an artificial patchwork? Understanding the dynamics of ethnic conflicts in Africa means appreciating the role of ethnic identity In 2011 Peter S. Larson, a professor at the University of Nagasaki, Japan,...
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