Emerging out of the horrific spasm of genocide that claimed more than 800,000 of the minority Tutsi ethnic group in 1994, Rwanda has chalked up some spectacular economic performance. Its rate of economic growth has averaged 8 percent since 2001 …
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize indicates his critical role in building long-term peace in the war-torn Horn of Africa region. He has made important breakthroughs in deeply protracted conflicts, although much remains to be done to institutionalize …
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Corruption in South Africa isn’t simply a matter of bad morals or weak law enforcement. It’s embedded in processes of class formation – specifically, the formation of new black elites. This means corruption is primarily a matter of politics and …
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Since the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994, South Africa and Nigeria have never had an easy relationship. Over the years, as different presidents have come and gone, the two countries have often been at loggerheads for different …
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This article was first published in The City Press by Writing Fellow, Alexander Hammond.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is getting more vocal about his support for the new African Continental Free Trade Area.
At the beginning of September, during the World …
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By hanging the fate of South Africa on the shoulders of people like Cyril Ramaphosa and Busisiwe Mkhwebane, we are setting ourselves up for failure. Only reinvigorated institutions that do not depend on the whims of political personalities can arrest …
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The Rule of Law principle at the heart of South Africa’s constitutional dispensation is there to prohibit arbitrariness from government and demand reasonableness. Government’s plans to bring about expropriation without compensation (EWC), especially as a constitutional amendment, is a good …
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This article was first published in The Vanguard Newspaper, Nigeria by Writing Fellow, Muneer Yaqub.
The Rwandan government recently commissioned eleven disabled-friendly buses to ease transportation for People with Disabilities (PWDs). In contrast, it is already nine months since the …
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Criticism of the Ghanaian government sometimes finds expression through music. These outbursts are by no means limited to music. Non-musicians were at the Parliament of Ghana this year to protest specific decisions by the government; Ernesto Yeboah and Frank Abeku…
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China’s massive political capital in Africa is indisputable. The continent is heavily dependent on the East Asian country significantly since the turn of the 21st century. The Chinese, who prides in having the world’s second-largest economy, are showering numerous …
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