In 1994, a genocide was carried out against Rwanda’s Tutsi community. Up to one million people were killed in about 100 days. During this time, some of the country’s media betrayed its citizens. Journalists explicitly called for Tutsis to be …
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The latest GDP numbers show that the South African economy declined by 3.2 percent for the first quarter of 2019. This comes after President Ramaphosa announced a R50 billion stimulus package in September 2018. Since that stimulus followed on a …
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South African Airways’ sometimes-controversial CEO, Vuyani Jarana, has resigned. When the news broke on Sunday, many were caught by surprise, perhaps because it follows only a week after the resignation of another state-owned enterprise (SOE) CEO, Eskom’s Phakamani Hadebe. The …
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Almost two months after the removal of former Sudanese leader, Omar al-Bashir, political efforts to move the country forward is still at a deadly stalemate. The horrific attack by the Sudanese military on protesters last Monday is only one of …
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Carolyn Logan contributed to this article.
In recent months, persistent protesters in Algeria and Sudan have faced down government repression to depose long-time political leaders. Unfortunately, these two countries are the exception rather than the norm.
More often than not, …
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Africa remains an enigmatic paradox: a continent rich in mineral resources yet so desperately poor. But the paradox is only superficial: Africa is poor because she is not free.
Only 10 of the 54 African countries can be labeled economic …
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The Kenyan Ministry of Transport is proposing a review of fares for Public Service Vehicles, also known as Matatu, in a move to reduce the cost of transportation for poor citizens. Despite the good intentions of this proposal, state regulation …
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South Africa’s new national government and nine new provincial executives have taken office following recent elections. They all have a huge job to do, and it cannot be business as usual.
The country is at a turning point following the …
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Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Kenya’s most famous writers, has passed away.
How to write an obituary for a person of such standing? The conventional way would be by starting with the key biographical facts.
Wainaina was born in 1971 …
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It is now almost three years since the Anglophone region of Cameroon started its secessionist campaign. The resulting unrest has torn Cameroon into two ethnic factions—a Francophone majority to the north and an Anglophone minority to the south—with over one …
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