A Tanzanian commission investigating deadly unrest following the October 2025 general election has recommended national reconciliation, criminal investigations and fast-tracking a new Constitution by 2028
Decades on, Kwame Nkrumah’s speeches read like a roadmap for Africa’s present challenges, from trade and unity to economic independence
In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
Impoverished communities have a complicated relationship with political engagement, which is vital for their survival
South Africa and the continent need to quietly assert control over their future through investment, innovation and intellectual engagement
Informed, provocative, and hopeful — Adebajo’s work resists reduction, embracing Africa’s plurality and persistent spirit
My latest book is an analysis of Africa, from the perspective of 30 years of study, which offers an overview of the decades since the fall of apartheid in 1994
How does Zambia see its relationship with the US amid shifting global dynamics?
"Duduzane, like Zuma the elder, appeared to believe that he was actually above the commission"
A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.
Gone were the days when the West’s push for democracy and sanctions really mattered.
Edited extract of the editors’ introduction in ‘Sol Plaatje’s Native Life in South Africa: Past and Present’ (Wits University Press).
The renewal process should not only be limited to the party’s NEC. It should cut across provincial, regional and branch levels.
His fate lies between whether his ANC political opponents can oust him or if economic pressure and public opinion will push the ruling party to act.
Despite gains, the overall picture is of an excruciatingly slow pace in increasing women’s participation in the African political space, surveys show.
Henry Banda of Zambia is staying put in
South Africa, citing prejudice against him.
<b>Shaun de Waal</b> assesses three views of the state of the continent and wonders whether radio can help to stop the ‘Big Men’ retarding progress.
ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Zweli Mkhize has told members at a KZN election gathering that nobody is more important than the party.
The ANC has missed a perfect opportunity to revise its logo to reflect the recent past, its achievements and future aspirations.
A variety of writers ruminate on the challenges facing South Africa, offering insights and advice that the government is unlikely to heed.
Leading Africa scholar Stephen Chan speaks on election monitoring and martial arts.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> suggests terms for a working 21st-century dictionary of African politics.
Not even the ANC will survive a legacy of corroded systems, political purges and politically conferred "innocence". <b>Njabulo S Ndebele</b> reports.
Look no further than Nigeria, the DRC, Algeria, Sudan and our own backyard to get a glimpse of what’s to come. <b>Adekeye Adebajo</b> reports
Can the poor and the middle classes open a path to change the country?
Political language, unbeknown to many of our politicians, betrays the state of our politics in stark, naked terms, argues <b>Eusebius McKaiser.</b>
The AU wants Madagascar’s rival politicians to stick to the agreements meant to help the island out of a prolonged crisis.
There’s a new breed of woman in Kenya’s public life — meet Mama Moneybags, writes Ciugu Mwagiru.
If faith is the oxygen of a young state, faith in a viable future, there is very little oxygen in Kenya right now.
Sudanese authorities have released prominent Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi after two months behind bars, his family said on Monday.
First prime minister and key politician, Mamadou Dia, was at the centre of Senegal’s first major post-independence crisis in 1962.
Antananarivo’s mayor upped his challenge to the Madagascan regime on Friday, charging it had imposed an iron-fisted dictatorship on the island.