While foreign powers with France at their head continue their journey across Africa, where are the African countries ?
Libya and Sudan prove that the simple struggle for freedom and democracy persists in the region. It’s the world that is determined to see it die.
To refashion its place in the world, Britain must first do right by its former colonies, as a new feature-length film focusing on the activism of the Chagossian exile community demonstrates.
To end paralysis, the political landscape needs restructuring: resurgent grassroots democracy must smother elitism, starting with local elections.
Will the Algerian public unite again once time has unraveled a clearer picture for the future?
With women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be finished by women?
Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa is a thorn in his government’s side, so he needed urgent help from supporters abroad when someone tried to assassinate him.
Where people have few life chances and little help from the government, the militants’ promise of order and basic services is winning recruits.
For now, South Africa can chalk up the 2019 elections as another win for democracy.
Campaigners are pushing moves to challenge the secrecy and broken model of drug pricing. But will governments have the political will to back them, and make life-saving medicines affordable for all?
Women in Zimbabwe’s informal economy face steep challenges amid economic crisis, competition from big companies, and poor infrastructure.
Can employers be pushed to take action on discrimination, even if the state will not?
