Analysis & Report
In-depth analyses and latest reports from all over Africa.
DR Congo’s entry in EAC and the militia menace
By Partick Ilunga By the time Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi signed the deed to formally join the East African...
Read moreDetailsCentral Africa conflict special court: a breakthrough facing challenges
Central African Republic's Special Criminal Court, a hybrid court of local and foreign magistrates charged with trying war crimes and...
Read moreDetailsHow multinationals avoid taxes in Africa and what should change
By Jia Liu*, & Olatunde Julius Otusanya* In developing countries, and the sub-Saharan region especially, the scale of unmet basic...
Read moreDetailsBurundi launches women only bank, plans ‘double-digit’ economic growth by 2024
Burundi's president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, launched a women-focused investment and development bank (BIDF) last Thursday. The bank is located in Gitega,...
Read moreDetailsRising sea levels may threaten 70% of Africa’s heritage sites by 2050
By Joanne Clarke*, Lena Reimann*, Michalis Vousdoukas*, Nicholas P. Simpson* The value of heritage has been underestimated in climate policy and...
Read moreDetailsZambia firm starts producing fuel from used tyres, plastic
The used tyres and plastic containers that litter the back streets of cities and towns in Zambia might be an...
Read moreDetailsHow social pressures and poverty affect the ability of children to navigate school in Eswatini
By Ncamsile Motsa* The population of Eswatini (previously called Swaziland) is slightly below 1.2 million people, and about 58.9% of the...
Read moreDetailsArms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous
By Nicolas Florquin*, & Alaa Tartir* Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese...
Read moreDetailsKenya Gradually Turning Away From Unpeaceful Electoral Precedents
On August 9, 2022, Kenya will hold what will be a highly contentious presidential election that will decide the future...
Read moreDetailsIs Ecowas a toothless sabre-rattler against coups?
Recent upheavals turning West Africa's political landscape on its head pose a direct challenge on the credibility of Ecowas, a...
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