MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn’t want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that ...

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 ...

As the succession to António Guterres looms, Africa can no longer be reduced to its 54 votes. Its diversity, its political weight and its quest for autonomy must be fully taken into account by the ...

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For the moment there is not much to see in Bugesera, a district replete with verdant bush 45km south of Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. But it is the site of what Paul Kagame, the president of the central ...

South Africa finds itself in a dangerous historical moment. The world order is under threat from its own primary architect. The US wants to remain the premier global political power without taking on ...

Could the Conference of the Left mark the beginning of genuine left consolidation in South Africa? What has triggered this moment, and why now? One of the most significant developments in South Africa ...

Punching above Weight: How the African Union Commission Exercises Agency in Politics Punching above Weight: How the African Union Commission Exercises Agency in Politics (pp. 254-273) Understanding ...