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Ebola in the Congo: An unprecedented public health crisis

In July, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a public...

Plight of a nation - Libya's lost years

The first Libyan civil war, provoked by the uprisings during the Arab Spring just under a decade ago, ended what many called a...

The State of South Africa

It’s been 25 years since South Africa’s first democratic elections of the 27th of April 1994. These elections ushered in a wave of...

Hemeti: Sudan's Genocidal Tyrant-in-waiting

On April 11 Sudanese protesters took to the streets in the capital city of Khartoum to celebrate the stepping down of long-standing...

Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential Election: Corruption and Continuity

Nigeria’s presidential election, initially planned for 16 February 2019, was dramatically delayed by the Independent National Electoral...

Ugandan Social Media Tax: A path to sensible social media use or a threat to freedom of speech?

In a country that blocked Twitter and Facebook on the day of its 2016 general elections, a new tax on social media becomes another stage...

China's Relationship with Zimbabwe: Is it Fair?

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking to rebuild the country following the November 2017 coup d’état that ousted Robert...

Omar Al-Bashir: A Flawed Military Man

Omar al-Bashir’s presidency has been one plagued by war, turmoil and zeal. His re- nomination for the next presidential election by the...

What's next for Zimbabwe?

Following the announcement of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the 2018 election, there is very little indication Zimbabwe is becoming a...

Corruption and Coups: Is democracy in Africa doomed to fail?

Africa in 2017 has once again shown that its legacy of coups and corruption is unyielding: the Zimbabwe Coup, the boycotted Kenyan...

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