BY DEDE YI-FEE In an article posted on the web, American journalist and commentator David A. Love who writes for several major U.S. publications and television networks, including CNN—covering subjects … Read More
BY ALAN GREEN Titled “A decade of African Governance,” the tenth Ibrahim Index of African Governane (IIAG) was released in London Monday. The IIAG, which measures the quality of governance … Read More
BY JULIUS AMIN Fifty six years ago, John F. Kennedy made 479 references to Africa during the US presidential campaign. He observed that America had lost ground on the continent … Read More
BY PHYLLIS TAOUA Ghana has long been a symbol of Africa’s promise. But it has also been a reflection of the pitfalls of the continent’s post-independence era. The country has … Read More
BY THOMAS STUBBS Rwandan president Paul Kagame recently confirmed that he will seek a third term in 2017 after more than 98% of Rwandans voted in a referendum to lift the presidential … Read More
BY KEALEBOGA J MAPHUNYE This year, like 2015, promises to be yet another busy year in Africa’s electoral democracy stakes. More than a third of the continent’s 54 countries will … Read More
BY JULIUS A. AMIN Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was 39 years old when he was assassinated. Schools, streets and children are named in his honour in Africa. In America, he … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE In a news conference held on Friday, former Ivorian prime minister and candidate of the broad National Coalition for Change, CNC, said he was pulling out of … Read More
BY JOHN J. STREMLAU Ivory Coast is rapidly becoming a politically capable democracy – one able to inspire and partner with its neighbours in recovering from decades of chaos and …
BY NIC CHEESEMAN The state of democracy in Africa is one of the most controversial and difficult questions facing the continent today. Is Africa getting more or less democratic? Why …
