The sociopolitical and economic conditions that led to coups in other countries in west Africa are present in Nigeria. Nigeria is still largely divided along lines of clans and religion. Insecurity is ...

Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for asking me to testify on this most important subject, the development of democracy in Africa. This hearing is timely, because there is a ...

ORGANISATIONS like Afriforum were formed to protect and promote the narrow interests of a small section of the white ...

Last year was touted as the ‘Year of Democracy’ – and amidst elections across the globe, the role of technology was ...

The question that arises is: should Africa thrive on democracy as prescribed by its former colonial masters, or should it chart its own path to prosperity, leveraging its indigenous governance ...

Former Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed concern over the growing fragility of democracy in Africa and around the world. Speaking on Monday, 27 January, during a ...

BY TONYE IRIMS When US President Donald Trump targeted South Africa with executive orders—whether through trade restrictions, ...

President Trump has ordered a freeze on all foreign aid to South Africa in an executive order he signed Friday, claiming that ...

MVC adopts a tone-dead, Mary Antoinette type approach, by simply saying that the throttling of private funding is a good ...

The unprecedented move creates a power vacuum that autocrats and U.S. enemies will step in to fill, writes David Koranyi.

This theme of strengthening democracy is globally topical and will be just as relevant in countries like the United States of America, South Africa, South Korea, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone ...

A Safe Haven for Terrorist Financing. On 13, 2025, South Africa issued its first court order under Section 23 of the ...