During the 2014-2016 devastating Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa, I worked as the Country Director for Plan International in Freetown, Sierra Leone and was humbled to be part of a coalition of state and non-state actors who …
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Netflix has increased its investment in Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood. The dominant streaming company announced its presence via its newly created Twitter handle, NetflixNaija, while also detailing plans to commission original content by partnering with local creatives and investing …
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On February 14, 2013, Atlas Network officers met with the renowned Ghanaian economist Dr. George Ayittey to explore what would have the greatest long-term positive impact for liberty and prosperity in Africa. Various projects were discussed, but the discussion turned …
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Big infrastructure projects are always controversial. Yet in parts of the world associated with severely deficient infrastructure, the positive value of major infrastructure investments is often taken as a given.
This assumption needs to be subjected to much greater scrutiny, …
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The constitution of Lesotho has come under international scrutiny over an unusual question: does it give the prime minister immunity from prosecution?
Previously, constitutional questions that attracted attention in relation to the tiny kingdom landlocked by South Africa orbited around …
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When the flag of the newly independent Ghana was raised against the night sky of Accra 63 years ago, the whole world was looking on. It was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain its independence from colonial rule. …
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Imagine for a moment the Rugby World Cup-winning captain, Siya Kolisi, on a gymnastics mat, trying to perform handstands and backflips. Or imagine Quinton de Kock packing down in the front row of the Stormers forward pack. How about giving …
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Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni will deliver his 2020 budget speech today. South Africa enters a new decade with a growth forecast of only 0.7 percent (according to ratings agency Moody’s). The general mood surrounding this week’s budget speech is …
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Certain senior politicians seem to have a misapprehension of how business rescue works in South Africa, particularly as it regards the situation at South African Airways (SAA). Some within the ruling party recently indicated that the government will intervene to …
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Why do the first multiparty elections after authoritarian rule turn violent in some countries but not in others?
That’s the question we set out to answer in our research on electoral violence and the legacy of authoritarian rule in Kenya …
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