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Admos Chimhowu, University of Manchester
Long in coming but swift and relatively painless when it happened, the downfall of Robert Mugabe offers Zimbabwe a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recalibrate its hitherto dire trajectory. The transition comes with myriad challenges and …
Continue readingThe Rwandan government has offered to take in thousands of African migrants trapped in Libya under enslaved conditions, its foreign ministry chief said on Wednesday.
Louise Mushikiwabo told a local media portal that the government was ready to find space …
Continue readingZimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal that led to his resignation, sources close to the negotiations said on Thursday.…
Continue readingThis year’s West African Regional Conference (WARC) held on the 27th of October gathered 358 participants. As Olumayowa Okediran noted, “The most exciting thing about this is not the number of attendees, but the fact that our RCs in Africa …
Continue readingBeing the text of the speech presented by SFL’s African Programs Manager, Linda Kavuka at 2017 Atlas Network’s Liberty Forum in New York.
When my close friend Chukwuemeka Ezeugo asked me to join SFL, it took me a while as …
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
Zimbabwe’s financial system increasingly resembles a house of cards. Were one card to give way – for …
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James Hamill, University of Leicester
The military has taken control of the national broadcaster, troops are in the streets and the president is being held in a secure environment. All military leave is cancelled and a senior …
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Seán Mfundza Muller, University of Johannesburg
South Africa has been rocked by news that President Jacob Zuma has bulldozed the country’s National …
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Calestous Juma, Harvard University
African countries are forging ahead to complete negotiations for a continental free trade area between 55 countries by early …
Continue readingAngolan President Joao Lourenco dismissed Isabel dos Santos as chair of the state oil company Sonangol on Wednesday, in a dramatic move against the family of the former president.
Analysts said the change was likely aimed at cementing Lourenco’s power …
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