Can Mugabe create a tranquil and tolerant election environment? by Ray Ndlovu Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president, backed by a powerful…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Tunisia: tussle over constitution and new electoral law by Farida Ayari The path from dictatorship to democracy is riddled with…
Kenya’s elections: everyone came to see by Mienke Mari Steytler Election day dawns in downtown Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. It is…
Algeria: plus ça change… by Anne Wolf With Algeria’s president recovering in a Paris hospital from a mini-stroke, observers are…
All politics is local: Africa is no exception by Simon Allison I have a confession to make. It is an…
Mobile banking by Tolu Ogunlesi More people in Africa use their mobile phone to bank than in any other region…
West Africa: science paves the way by Christopher Pala Each day scores of lorries laden with tomatoes, onions and other…
Algeria: internet censorship and social activism by Anne Wolf Was it coincidence or was it deliberate? Following the January 2013…
Old-fashioned radio still reigns supreme by David Smith Radio threatens many of Africa’s big men. Thugs working for Zimbabwe’s President…
Using smartphones to sell music may curb counterfeiting by Rose Skelton For years, pirate distributors at the Alabo international market…