​President Paul Biya and Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

Unpacking expropriation without compensation in South Africa

Nombuso Mathibela

After years of supporting a market-led land reform programme and not heeding criticisms of this policy, the African National Congress (ANC) leadership has adopted a radical policy of land expropriation without compensation, which would make it legal and within the constitutional bounds for the state to expropriate land in the public interest without compensation. 

Forces in the current power struggle in Nigeria

Edwin Madunagu

Although participation in “bourgeois politics”—as we used to call electoral politics—has never been absent from the Nigerian Left’s general programme, it has also not been made a “categorical imperative”. I am, however, now persuaded that it has become generally accepted in the ranks of contemporary Nigerian Leftists that intervention and participation in the country’s electoral struggle—for office or for power, as an organised political force and in alliance or acting separately—have become both categorical and urgent. 

How is Mozambique doing, 43 years after its political independence?

Boaventura Monjane

The author examines the current socio-economic and political situation of Mozambique after 43 years of the country's independence from Portugal. 

“Soft as wool”: Crocodile Mnangagwa’s political conversion?

Odomaro Mubangizi

The recent grenade attack in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe has been described by close allies of the president, as an assassination attempt against President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Whether that is true or not remains to be seen.  What is a fact is that the president might have politically benefited from that unfortunate event. 

The current state of South Africa’s public health care

Where are we now in the aftermath of the Esedimeni Scandal?

Bonolo Lovedelia Pelompe

The author, a public servant in the Department of Health of South Africa, offers an analytical view of the country's current state of the health sector, especially in rural areas of South Africa. 

Russia to host high level Russia-African Union summit

Kester Kenn Klomegah

Faced with persistent criticisms, Russia has finally announced it will most likely host the first high-level Russia-African Union forum next year, a replica or a carbon copy of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation or European Union–African Union summit, signalling its readiness to work towards deepening and strengthening multifaceted engagement with Africa.
 

War against civilians: The US in Libya and Yemen

Jon V. Kofas

During the Vietnam War, American historian Howard Zin wrote: “all wars are wars against civilians, and are therefore inherently immoral” and “political leaders all over the world should not be trusted when they urge their people to war claiming superior knowledge and expertise.” 

Third triumphant visit by DPRK Leader to China

Abayomi Azikiwe

Kim Jong-un’s third trip to China took place just one week after his historic summit in Singapore with United States President Donald Trump. 

Professor Adebayo Adedeji: An African Cassandra, ahead of his time

Paul Ejime

Professor Adebayo Adedeji, one of Africa’s foremost development thinkers, who passed on last April, will be laid to rest on 7 July. He was instrumental to the formation of several Regional Economic Communities in Africa, earning him the title of “Mr. ECOWAS”. This is an articulation of the immortal vision of this great son of Africa, who became a professor at 36 and government minister at 40.