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Prior to the secession of South Sudan, the rural livelihoods of people living in the 11 states were dependent on free trade and movement across the boundaries.
Zimbabwe’s 2021 bumper harvest is a welcome development but, it’s important to know what’s behind this success and what challenges remain.
Any recognition of the coup could incentivise future ones. Yet Alpha Condé can’t simply be restored to office, sweeping under the carpet the dubious basis on which he has retained power.
South Africa’s political parties would do well to learn from Ireland, where the three largest political parties negotiated a coalition treaty that stipulated mechanisms for conflict resolution.
Chieftaincy conflicts in northern Ghana have hindered development in the country.
Trevor Ngwane, an activist and academic, shows how structures that emerged in the struggle against apartheid continue in democratic South Africa, now in conflict with the ruling ANC.
The ANC did not create most of the patterns for which it is blamed. But it has done far too little to change them and often seems happy simply to live with them.
Exactly when the ANC’s reign will end rides on what the party does or does not do between now and its elective conference in 2022.
The practice of using electricity revenue surpluses to fund other municipal services is running out of road.
In his new book, Nigeria Democracy Without Development: How To Fix It, international political economist Omano Edigheji explains why democracy has not led to development in Nigeria.
Cabinet reshuffles are always much less important events than the hype which surrounds them would suggest.
South Africa’s public sector works somewhat better than those of most other middle-income countries. Yet, unlike them, it has not managed to achieve gains in the midst of messiness.
In this moment of crisis, South Africa urgently needs decisive action. But all too often South Africans of all political stripes seem trapped in stale discourses.
Despite the relative political stability over the years, Tanzania needs a new constitution to address contemporary challenges and strengthen institutions.
The disturbance in Ghana’s parliament during the election of a speaker has raised questions about its current democratic system.
The decision to create new administrative units is grounded in split opinions
Alarmingly for the Morrison government, the public has well and truly registered its lack of action on climate change.
The law in South Africa is clear. Board committees may not function without keeping minutes.
The judgment highlights the lack of interest by successive government ministers in curtailing the self-interested actions of rural elites.
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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