As South Africa enters 2026, the political environment is shifting amid sustained public pressure around governance, service delivery, and accountability.…
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July 2026Summer is in full swing in Washington, as the Carnegie Africa Program revs up analysis on geopolitical, economic, and technological trends shaping Africa’s present and future. Political actors on the continent are leveraging Africa’s growing global attractiveness to enhance their national…
The AU has frozen the Somaliland debate: political solutions are needed Israel’s Somaliland recognition generated unusual cohesion in Africa and…
Working Paper 1. Introduction: Climate Leadership, Investment and the Politics of Framing Over the past several years, African climate diplomacy…
I want to tell you about a book that made me deeply uncomfortable, not because it was difficult to read,…
Kenya, 12 July 2026 - The National Police Service has moved to reassert its authority after deadly political violence in…
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Patrice Talon has now completed two terms in office, in line with Benin’s constitutional limit. As a result, he is…
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 7 — The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has granted provisional registration certificates to…