For much of the past two decades, South Africa’s recurring waves of protest have been interpreted through a dominant lens: the failure of the post-apartheid state to deliver services to its poorest ...

Over the next decade, African states will face mounting threats to their legitimacy and sovereignty, with some becoming ...

MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn’t want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Conflict is likely among partners in South Africa's new coalition government but that won't be “catastrophic” for its hopes of turning around the country, the leader of ...

Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued a strong call for African auditors and accountability institutions to resist political interference and defend institutional independence, warning ...

As the United States pivots toward protectionism and reciprocal tariffs under the Trump administration, China is aggressively opening its doors through tariff-free policies.

A number of reports have called South Africa a politically polarised society. This may seem uncontroversial, given the country’s history of dispossession and discrimination during colonialism and ...

A new working paper from Nobel laureate James A. Robinson finds a vast landscape of 45,000 polities—deliberately fragmented to protect local autonomy Pre-colonial African societies have long been seen ...

The global energy transition means that demand for critical materials and minerals is on the rise. With significant quantities of the world’s metals and minerals located in Africa, mining companies ...

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