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The tragedy of the death of veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was “arguably robbed of the presidency” twice, is not that he never got a crack at transforming his country. It’s that the working class hero who spent 50 years fighting autocracy and helped midwife Kenya’s robust multi-party democracy died, ignominiously, the way an inordinate number of African heads of state and elites do: in a foreign country, in a private hospital with resources that no ordinary member of their co
about 1 month ago
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Arrogant and unresponsive political leadership runs like a thread through nations affected by the so-called Gen Z riots that have spread through Africa, Asia and now South America. For this reason, and others, they may return. In some countries, they may even sweep regimes away.
about 2 months ago
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“Abusive” tariffs and visa bans, coupled with suspicions of cynical “peace for exploitation” and extractive deal-making, are causing anger and resentment.
5 months ago
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s failure to preserve the current centrist coalition will hinder efforts to reinvigorate the country’s economy.
5 months ago
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Opposition leaders and rights activists are jailed as presidents previously hailed as democrats turn repressive. It wasn’t always this way.
6 months ago
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Solving the continent’s rapidly escalating debt crisis would mitigate against the harm caused by cuts in US aid.
6 months ago
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Wednesday’s explosive Oval Office meeting underlines that, for African leaders and beyond, the current US administration is all about the deal.
7 months ago
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At one of the most complicated geopolitical moments in history, the continent’s leaders and multilateral institutions need to display a united front.
7 months ago
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Declaring a state of emergency in oil-rich Rivers State is misguided. The region’s problems are political, and an army crackdown won’t help.
9 months ago
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President Cyril Ramaphosa keeps ignoring his key coalition partner. That is a surefire way to tank the unity government.
10 months ago
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Implementing agreements to secure the vast, rich, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo would go further than vilifying Kagame.
10 months ago
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Ivory Coast’s expulsion of French troops follows similar moves across the region, leaving a power vacuum that must be handled carefully.
11 months ago
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A club of governing former liberation movements has failed to intervene as the mineral-rich yet poor country edges closer to anarchy.
11 months ago
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The formation of a coalition government has cheered markets, but the economy remains in the doldrums with no sign of a coherent turnaround plan.
12 months ago
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The formation of a coalition government has cheered markets, but the economy remains in the doldrums with no sign of a coherent turnaround plan.
12 months ago
bloomberg.com
It’s not just military juntas resorting to “resource nationalism.” Democracies like Botswana, Senegal and Zambia are demanding better deals, too.
12 months ago
bloomberg.com
The US president-elect must understand that staying friends with the continent makes more sense than not.
about 1 year ago
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The US president-elect must understand that staying friends with the continent makes more sense than not.
about 1 year ago
bloomberg.com
Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence keeps many discredited regimes in power.
about 1 year ago
bloomberg.com
The region’s history of battles between presidents and their deputies suggests a long leadership contest ahead.
about 1 year ago
bloomberg.com
Sabre-rattling and armed clashes between the DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and others could see a repeat of the world’s deadliest conflict since WWII.
over 1 year ago
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