For the first time, the continental organisation has taken a decision that could lead to the deployment of an AU force that is not welcomed by the host country government.
Africa is at a tipping point in 2016. Despite all the success the continent has achieved in recent years, new and old dangers—economic, political, and security-related—threaten to derail its…
Authorities in Pakistan have reportedly seized a large quantity of a chemical used for making improvised explosive devices that allegedly originated from Tanzania.
A quarter-century after sub-Saharan Africa experienced an upsurge of democracy, a different and more complicated political era has dawned. The expansion of liberal democracy has slowed in the…
Like it or not, Paul Kagame will run for another term as president of Rwanda in 2017, and he’ll win. While there is plenty of reason to doubt the wisdom of this decision, there is also no arguing…
Zanzibar’s main opposition party, the Civic United Front (CUF), wants Tanzania President John Magufuli to take over the chairmanship with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) leaders in the ongoing talks to…
In the context of the FES Regional Young Leaders Conference on the topic "China in Africa - International Perspectives and Local Perceptions" that took place from the 25th to the 29th November in Dar…
In the context of the FES Regional Young Leaders Conference on the topic "China in Africa - International Perspectives and Local Perceptions" that took place from the 25th to the 29th November in Dar…
A review of Keith Somerville's new book "Africa's long road since independence: "This is a book that rightly deserves to be on university reading lists. It is a sure guide to a troubled period in…
