Politics

The functional gap between the political elite and the populations continues in administration, which is a mechanism intended to meet...

Cameroonians go to the polls in October 2025 in what some people hoped might be a break from the country’s...

Malawians will vote for their next president, members of parliament and local councillors on September 16 after five years of...

Following the huge financial resources at the disposal of China, which it spends on costly projects in Africa, it maintains...

Over nearly three decades, numerous peace efforts have been undertaken, yet neither local, regional nor international interventions have succeeded in...

In central Africa, a violent conflict has been unfolding for nearly eight years. What began in 2016 as peaceful protests by lawyers...

Chad’s opposition firebrand and a former prime minister, Succès Masra, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 9 August. He was...

In a moment when African leaders had the chance to push back against a resurgent colonial mindset, they instead bowed—giving...

There have been reports previously of Russia’s intent of setting up a naval base in the Horn of Africa, with...

Joseph Kabila’s re-engagement in Congolese politics would represent a return to personalised governance, potentially reversing fragile democratic gains under Tshisekedi....