AU congratulates Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on election as Somali president
ADDIS ABABA — The African Union (AU) has congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as Somalia’s president. In a…
Kiir and Machar: South Sudan’s strongmen
Carlo Koos, University of Bergen Salva Kiir and Riek Machar loom large over South Sudan’s recent history. And they will…
A sense of history and urgency as Somalia moves to elect a new president
Mohammed Ibrahim Shire, University of Portsmouth Somali lawmakers vote for the country’s new president on May 15, marking the end…
Somalia registers 39 candidates to contest for presidency
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s joint parliamentary committee responsible for organizing the presidential election says it has registered 39 candidates who will…
Goodluck Jonathan rejects nomination to contest for president
ABUJA — Former Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a nomination to contest for president in 2023, according to his…
Another Lula moment
SAO PAULO– Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his campaign for the presidency alongside proposed vice president,…
Former South African president predicts the end of the ruling party: history is on his side
Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, one of the saner voices in the ruling…
Emmanuel Macron re-election: a victory with deep challenges
Mathias Bernard, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the second round of France’s…
Will the ANC solve its cash problem at democracy’s expense?
By STEVEN FRIEDMAN SOUTH African democracy is weakened by money’s influence on politics. But the governing party now has a…
Obasanjo: from a Nigerian village to the pinnacle of power on the continent
Sheriff Folarin, Texas State University Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president and a pan Africanist extraordinaire, turned 85 on 5 March…