Governance in Africa

Opinion

Africa’s escalating peacekeeping crisis

The premature withdrawal of peacekeepers from the DRC, Mali, and Somalia will exacerbate instability in Africa's most volatile regions
Amisom female peacekeepers from Uganda mounting an honour guard in Somalia
Politics & Policy

Mwai Kibaki wasted opportunity to fix Kenya

Kenya's third president initially enjoyed broad goodwill among his own population until he failed to confront the gross excesses he had promised he would reform
Mwai Kibaki at a conference in London, in 2012
HealthPolitics & Policy

Covid-19 pandemic reminds us that Africa must invest in human capital

It is human capital that will provide the strongest cushion in future crises, especially those that overwhelm social safety nets
Silhouette of people standing on a hill
Politics & Policy

Chad’s covert coup is the latest example of African militaries stunting democracy

Military governments in Africa have shown little interest in building democratic governance
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives at Pretoria's Waterkloof Air Force Base
Politics & Policy

Idriss Déby, the reformer that wasn’t, leaves a painful legacy

Idriss Déby died from battlefield injuries days before he was to start his sixth term. Chad’s military announced a transition government headed by Déby’s son
Idriss Déby at a conference
Politics & Policy

The stark choices facing Tanzania’s new president

The sudden death of Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has thrown the East African nation into a period of political ...
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan addressing a large public event
Politics & Policy

John Magufuli: a brilliant start but an inglorious end

John Joseph Pombe Magufuli was a man who deftly played the long political game. He was nevertheless a puzzle both to Tanzanians and the world
Deceased Tanzanian President John Magufuli inspects a parade
Politics & Policy

Weaning African leaders off addiction to power is an ongoing struggle

African leaders continue to disregard their countries’ own constitutions and laws governing presidential tenure. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Joseph Kabila, Uganda's Museveni, and Congo's Nguesso have all refused to go after decades in power