Africa’s leaders: psychology matters By Francois Misser “Africa doesn’t need strongmen. It needs strong institutions,” said former US…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
African dynasties: a common phenomenon By Marcel Gascón Barberá Political dynasties have not been an uncommon phenomenon in post-colonial Africa.…
Sub-Saharan Africa: mental health This paper sets out to investigate mental health disorders in sub-Saharan Africa, and the extent to…
Togo: fear and favour The Gnasssingbé clan has been ruling Togo for more than 50 years.The late Eyadema Gnassingbé to…
Boko Haram: fight or talk? Last year, the Nigerian military persistently denied media reports of an upsurge in…
Kenya: out with the old On 6 February this year, Miguna Miguna, a Kenyan-born attorney and a…
South Africa: dying for change In early 2012, Ayanda Kota, leader of the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM)…
Namibia: apartheid-era tactics By Frederico Links In April 2018, Namibia’s Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) attempted to block the publication of…
Malawi: the rural vote In Malawi, May is usually a cold month. The cold weather is at times coupled with…
Post-colonial theory: the strong arm of identity I have always been mistrustful of the rhetoric on decolonisation. Our difficulty…
