Politics, Power & Governance
politics
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Why Military Takeovers Are Resurfacing in Africa and Why Each Case Remains Distinct
When soldiers seize state television to announce the downfall of a government, it is tempting to view these events as…
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Nigeria’s Security Paradox: When Rescues Make Headlines but Abductions Never Stop
In Kurmin Wali, a farming settlement on the outskirts of Kaduna State’s Kajuru area, Sunday mornings once followed a predictable…
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Apartheid’s Ghost Reloaded: Dudula’s Politics of Exclusion
South Africa’s democracy was meant to be a promise of dignity. Yet, three decades after 1994, millions remain trapped in…
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Women Rewriting History: African Voices Decolonising the Archive
Across libraries, classrooms, and cultural institutions, African women historians are dismantling colonial myths and reframing the continent’s past on their…
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Welcome To Capitalism, Mutha F**kerz!!
We were promised freedom, equality, and a society where no child would go hungry. We were told that when the…
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Too Old at 35: How South Africa’s Opportunity Gap Fails Its Most Experienced Workers
In South Africa, turning 35 can quietly change the trajectory of your working life — not because of declining ability,…
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Rethinking Public-Private Partnerships for Africa’s Trade Future
Private partners have a critical role here, providing not only the systems but also the security frameworks that keep information…
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African-Born Lawmakers Are Quietly Rewriting Politics from Statehouses to Parliaments
It began, as these stories often do, far from the marble-lined chambers where laws are written. In refugee camps in…
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Guinea’s Referendum Campaign Opens Under Tight Media Controls
In late August 2025, Guinea officially launched campaigning for a constitutional referendum that could reshape the country’s political future. But the…
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Bitter and Sweet – Cocoa’s Crisis and East Africa’s Economic Surge
In West Africa’s cocoa belt, farmers are staring down a perfect storm: volatile prices, erratic weather, and chronic underinvestment. Thousands…
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Imagining a Thriving South Africa: A Vision Rooted in African Wisdom
In the quiet moments of reflection, as the sun sets over the Drakensberg Mountains or rises above the bustling streets…
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Atlantic Graveyard – Inside the Mauritania Migrant Boat Disaster
Late on a Tuesday night in August 2025, a wooden fishing boat carrying around 160 people — men, women, and children…
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Two Years After the Usindiso Fire – Survivors Still Waiting for a Place to Call Home
On 31 August 2023, a fire tore through the Usindiso building in downtown Johannesburg, killing 76 people and injuring dozens more. It…
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When Homecoming Meets a Land War: Asebu’s Reckoning with Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’
In the rolling green of Ghana’s Central Region, the town of Asebu should be basking in the glow of a…
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We Don’t Need More Politicians — We Need More Protectors
South Africans are not only exhausted by poverty, unemployment, and failing services; they are also exhausted by the performance of…
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