In The Age of Change: How Urban Youth Are Transforming African Politics, Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), explores ...

The world is waking up to the reality that Africa is not only a source of critical minerals, food, and energy, but one of the ...

When gunfire echoed through Cotonou, Benin, last Sunday and a small group of soldiers appeared on national TV claiming to have removed President Patrice Talon, the reaction felt painfully familiar.

A protester raises his fist at a youth-led rally calling for healthcare and education reforms, in Casablanca, Morocco, Oct. 5, 2025 (AP photo by Mosa’ab Elshamy). Unlike the 2010-2011 Arab Spring ...

Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters. By John Eligon and Yvonne Mooka John Eligon ...

Africa is urged to embed technology in governance for long-term success, moving beyond short-term projects to create systems ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa for failing to provide the leadership necessary to catalyse broad-based ...

Kukah emphasised that, unlike in African political systems, the papacy does not bring geopolitical benefits to the pope’s home country. The phrase ‘emi lokan’, meaning ‘it is my turn' in Yoruba, was ...

Description: An examination of African political systems, including the background of traditional cultures and the colonial period; the development of nationalism; political institutions and policy ...

SOUTH Africa’s high unemployment is not merely a problem of economics, which means economic solutions produced in isolation are ill-suited to address it. The issue lies in the fact that unemployment ...