As I write, almost 95 million Nigerians live in daily blackout imposed by the energy crisis that has persisted for decades. The situation is blamed on the failure of the state-controlled power sector. But even after much of the sector …

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 …

Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand

Zimbabwe’s financial system increasingly resembles a house of cards. Were one card to give way – for …

Seán Mfundza Muller, University of Johannesburg

South Africa has been rocked by news that President Jacob Zuma has bulldozed the country’s National …

Calestous Juma, Harvard University

African countries are forging ahead to complete negotiations for a continental free trade area between 55 countries by early …

by Cris Chinaka

When he came to power, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero in a nation that had endured nearly a century of white colonial rule.

Mugabe has not been seen since the military seized …