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Almost 25% of all farmland previously owned by white landowners has been restored, redistributed to black South Africans, or moved away to state ownership.
Niger is cutting military ties with the US. This has implications for security in the Sahel region.
The Independent Electoral Commission cannot afford to put a foot wrong in the country’s most important election since democracy in 1994, on 29 May.
Important factors, such as conflict, are central to understanding a country’s degree of press freedom, development and democratisation.
Approximately 22% of Malawians are food insecure, partly because of the poor maize harvest in 2023.
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
South Africa’s national survey of food and nutrition security identifies the areas most in need.
In South Africa, a group of citizen scientists who test water quality and log the results on a specialised app have helped keep the water supply for 4.3 million people clean.
Several conditions must be met to ensure the successful launch and operation of a multilateral currency.
Negative perceptions of police professionalism and corruption go hand in hand with low public trust in the police, poor marks on government performance, and citizens’ sense of insecurity.
Water can make you ill for two reasons: it can contain toxic chemicals or pathogenic organisms.
Plastic tax would work better than a ban in Lagos, Nigeria.
Eddie Webster inspired generations of scholars with his vision and practice of critically engaged scholarship, in South Africa and worldwide.
The first Arab woman nominated for two Oscars, Kaouther Ben Hania is a visionary and a feminist.
An emotional roller coaster, the film tracks the pop star’s political battle up close and personal.
Women need legal aid to sue companies and governments over climate change damage to their communities.
Ultra-conservative pro-family groups finance campaigns to influence the policies of governments and schools.
African leaders have a worrying track record of prioritising narrow domestic gains over transferring supranational, binding powers to the AU.
Keeping an eye out for where you can boost your savings or reduce expenses when times are tough can improve your financial wellbeing.
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, Center for Research on North America, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Research Fellow, African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Digital Society, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
