Africa’s power grabs are rising – the AU’s mixed response is making things worse

The most glaring failure in building democratic principles in Africa has been the lack of sanctions from the AU when ...

South Africa and Pakistan: countries brought to their knees by elite capture and economic paralysis

There is common concern about deteriorating statecraft and the weakening of institutions in countries across Africa.

M23 rebels entrench their rule in east Congo even as Trump claims peace

Hundreds of men and women sat in rows in a wooden hall listening to the leader of Congo’s M23 rebellion at the end of a ...