Opinion

Iran war fallout for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa: political analyst weighs up the risks

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in March 2026 marks the end of a political era in…

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KUMAH-ABIWU & ABOUDI – Africa’s Gen Z Awakening: From Protests to Political Movements

Often described as apathetic, hyperconnected, and politically disengaged, the young generation has, in recent years, overturned this perception by emerging…

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ANALYSIS: Internet shutdowns won’t solve Central Africa’s political crises

In Gabon, social media access has been blocked since February amid social unrest and strikes in the education and health…

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Partnership or paternalism? How major powers engage with Africa -Newsday Zimbabwe

As an African nation, we have a front-row view of how the world’s major powers interact with our continent. A…

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Why China’s future industries strategy matters for Zimbabwe and Africa -Newsday Zimbabwe

As nations worldwide chart their next development paths, Africa has compelling reasons to closely examine China’s industrial and technological vision.…

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Learning from consultative governance: Inclusive development paths for Africa and the Global South -Newsday Zimbabwe

China’s governance system featuring multi-party cooperation and political consultation draws on its unique history and cultural traditions. The Chinese People’s…

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A political economy of Sino-African industrialisation -Newsday Zimbabwe

DISCUSSIONS about Africa’s industrialisation have long been dominated by two imperfect development paradigms: decades of limited progress under neoliberal gradualism,…

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In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory

Updated on April 29 at 9:58 p.m.The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a…

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Why Kenya needs a major development coalition urgently

I have been thinking about why Kenya, unlike other countries that escaped the poverty trap, did not spawn and…

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More instability for Somalia as another election deadline lapses

More instability for Somalia as another election deadline lapses Only a gradual consensus-based process can reconcile Somalia’s competing political systems…

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