Tag: Politics

30 years of free basic education in Ghana: a report card

Pearl S. Kyei, University of Ghana; Fred Dzanku, University of Ghana, and Samuel Kobina Annim, University of Cape Coast Ghana, like many sub-Saharan Africa countries,...

South Africa’s coalition government is crumbling: why collapse would carry a heavy cost

Vinothan Naidoo, University of Cape Town and Brian Levy, Johns Hopkins University South Africa’s multi-party government of national unity (GNU), which emerged in the wake...

Uganda’s speedy motorbike taxis will slow down for cash – if incentives are cleverly designed

Claude Raisaro, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID) Every day, 10 people die on the roads of Kampala, Uganda’s...

Announcement of Massad Boulos as Senior Advisor for Africa 

Media Note The Department of State is pleased to announce the appointment of Massad Boulos as Senior Advisor for Africa. Senior Advisor Boulos also serves...

The European Union and South Africa take their partnership forward during a summit in Cape Town

Brussels - President von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa were in Cape Town, where they met South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa for the EU-South...

Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war

Jan Pospisil, Coventry University - A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have...

Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is making waves in west Africa. Who is he?

Daniel Eizenga, Africa Center for Strategic Studies - Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following...

Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump

May Darwich, University of Birmingham - US president Donald Trump famously called Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi his “favourite dictator” in 2019, but their...

Cameroon could do with some foreign help to solve anglophone crisis – but the state doesn’t want it

Julius A. Amin, University of Dayton - What began in late 2016 as a peaceful protest by lawyers and teachers in Cameroon’s North West...

Sudan war: ethnic divisions are being used to cover up army failures – peace scholar

Jan Pospisil, Coventry University - Sudan’s civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have...

WHO in Africa: three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out

Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University and Alexandra Finch, Georgetown University President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will...

Security in the Sahel – Can Benin Shield Itself from the Jihadist Threat?

Benin’s Security in the Face of the Jihadist Threat in the Sahel As the jihadist threat rises with greater intensity in the Sahel region, questions are...

Benin and the ECOWAS Crisis – Navigating Regional Challenges and Security Threats

Why is Benin Important In ECOWAS? In the context of multiple threats to regional stability, it is imperative to explore the interplay of factors surrounding Benin’s...

China, France, or the USA? Benin’s Strategic Balancing Act in Global Politics

One will learn how Benin balances its foreign relations in between coercive and persuasive forces of China, France, and the USA. This delicate balancing act...

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