Facing multiple food and health crises, Africa must lead boldly
AGNES KALIBATA and WANJIRA MATHAI THE world is in crisis, and it would be easy to be dismayed by what
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
How Kenya’s judiciary can break the cycle of electoral violence
KENYA is no stranger to highly contested elections, including those pervaded by political and ethnic violence. When there is no
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Dear South Africans, we are a capable people
MOSIBUDI MANGENA A White Paper on the improvement of the rail system in South Africa has just been published. About
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South Africa’s state capture commission nears its end after four years. Was it worth it?
SOUTH AFRICA’S judicial commission into state capture, known as the Zondo Commission, recently handed over the fourth part of its
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A sense of history and urgency as Somalia moves to elect a new president
SOMALI lawmakers vote for the country’s new president on May 15, marking the end of a long-delayed and controversial process.
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The war in Ukraine: Africa risks paying a heavy price for neutrality
FAR from being swift, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now looks likely to become a long-running war of attrition. It will
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What people from war-torn Tigray told us about the state of their lives amid the war
THE Russia-Ukraine crisis has captured the world’s attention, and understandably so, but at the risk of eclipsing the visibility of
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Enablers of political extremism: a checklist for West African countries
THE Sahel – the region just south of the Sahara – is home to the world’s fastest growing extremist group,
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Former South African president predicts the end of the ruling party: history is on his side
FORMER South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, one of the saner voices in the ruling African National Congress (ANC), has recently
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Drivers of electoral violence in Kenya: red flags to watch out for
KENYA’S National Cohesion and Integration Commission recently listed 23 counties that are considered potential violence hotspots ahead of the country’s
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