May 8, 2019
Is Africa's Strong-man Era Reaching its End-game?
In early April, after months of protests in Algeria and Sudan, the long-term presidents of both coun...
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April 14, 2019Learning the Lessons of ProtestsWhile the removal of long-term dictatorial leaders is undoubtedly a cause for celebration, it seems ...
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February 6, 2019A Look Ahead to 2019Nigeria Goes to the Polls On 16th February 2019, Nigeria will hold a general election in which the r...
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February 6, 2019A Look Back on 2018Africa Unites On 21st March 2018, 44 of the African Union’s 55 member states signed the African Con...
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December 5, 2018Britain Dances Around Relations with AfricaAfrica Integrity finds it remarkable that five years elapsed between former prime minister David Cam...
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November 14, 2018Taxing QuestionsIn 2018, there has been a growing trend of African government’s trying to tax, and in some instances...
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June 4, 2018A Look Ahead to June 2018The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly in Ghana On 6th June, renowned undercover investigative journalist – A...
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May 15, 2018Bridging NationsOn 21st March 2018, 44 African heads of state signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (A...
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April 27, 2018A Look Ahead to May 2018Referendum on Burundi’s Future In March 2018, it was announced that a referendum on changes to Buru...
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March 28, 2018A Look Ahead to April 2018Gambia’s Road to Democracy On 12th April, the Gambia will hold its first municipal election since t...
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March 15, 2018Africa Integrity Foresight: Democracy Dawning in the DRC?In the second paper of our ‘Foresight’ series, Michael Kearsey examines the outlook for the ...
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March 1, 2018A Look Ahead to March 2018A Three Horse Race in Sierra Leone On 7th March 2018, Sierra Leone will go to the polls to vote for...
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February 20, 2018Is Kabila Finally Preparing to Step Down?Surrounded by accusations of wanting to alter the constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Con...
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February 14, 2018Southern African Dynasties: The Parties Strike BackIn recent years, political dynasties have received a lot of attention across the African continent ...
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January 30, 2018A Look Ahead to February 2018Guinea’s Long-Awaited Local Elections After years of delays, President Alpha Conde finally signed a...
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January 17, 2018Gulf Politics Intensifies Regional TensionsAs different countries seek to exert influence in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, political divisi... -
October 17, 2017Ethiopia Celebrates Unity as Divisions DeepenOn 16th October 2017, Ethiopia celebrated its 10th annual National Flag Day. The celebration was cre...
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September 21, 2017Togo: The End of a Dynasty?On 19th August 2017, protests spread across Togo as people came out onto the streets calling for the...
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May 26, 2017Factionalism and Coalition: The two sides of Zimbabwean politicsOn 21st May 2017, growing factionalism in the ruling ZANU-PF provoked violence at the party’s provin...
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April 6, 2017Zuma Weather’s the StormIn the early hours on 31st March 2017, President Jacob Zuma initiated a controversial cabinet reshuf...
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March 8, 2017Instability and Insecurity: a DRC without Etienne TshisekediOn 1st February 2017, long-term opposition leader – Etienne Tshisekedi – passed away while receiving...
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January 11, 2017ECOWAS Mediates as Jammeh Clings OnOn 13th January, an ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) mediation mission led by Nige...
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November 24, 2016Tensions Rising in The GambiaOn 1st December 2016, The Gambia will go to the polls to select its president for the next 5 years ...
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July 27, 2016South Africa: Local Elections, National ImpactAfrica Integrity have complied a report on the upcoming municipal elections in South Africa: On 5th ...
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June 27, 2016Kony’s Comeback: The Resurgence of the LRAJoseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) previously drew substantial attention from Western media,...
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June 17, 2016Oiling Over the Cracks: The End of Peace in the DeltaIn 2009, the International community watched as the Niger Delta took a break from the violence that ...
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June 3, 2016President Buhari: The Honeymoon is over“I belong to nobody, yet I belong to everybody”. These words were uttered by President Muhammadu Buh...
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April 25, 2016Prepare 4 AfricaCulture Shock! Habari yako? – your news? Habari za familia? – news of your family? Hab...
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February 12, 2016Uganda Election 2016Africa Integrity have complied a report on Uganda’s upcoming election and its likely aftermath. This...
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January 22, 2016Elections in 2016There are a number of important elections across Africa scheduled for 2016 and over the next year, A...
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January 19, 2016Dispatches From AfricaEthiopia: Development or Democracy? Emma Hooper writes from Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) Hea...
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December 16, 2015Dispatches From AfricaTahrir Square and the Erosion of Egypt’s Democracy Emma Hooper writes from Cairo: A small but...
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October 28, 2015Dispatches From AfricaChange They Can’t Believe In Julian Fisher writes from Dar es Salaam: As I write, it appears ...
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September 30, 2015After Burkina Faso, is it now Congo's Turn?“Congo does not belong to Nguesso” was one of the many slogans held aloft and chanted by protesters ...
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September 18, 2015Burkina Faso: A Turbulent Struggle for DemocracyNearly a year since President Blaise Compaore was swept from power by violent protests, Burkina Faso...
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September 11, 2015Guinea-Bissau's Political CrisisGuinea-Bissau’s most recent cabinet lasted less than 48 hours as a political crisis continues in the...
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September 3, 2015Ghana: The IMF, Trade Unions and MahamaOn 31st August 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a second aid disbursement to Gh...
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July 21, 2015Angola: Bracing for UnrestThis month’s slump in the price of crude oil seems to suggest that the slight recovery seen in May-J...
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July 15, 2015Tanzania Succession: Alcohol Unites CCMOn 12th July 2015, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) announced that its candidate for Tanzania’s presidenti...
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June 10, 2015The Social Media MythSince the Arab Spring in 2010 it seems that any revolution, mass protest or social upheaval has beco...
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May 15, 2015Francophone Africa RevisitedOn 17th March 2015 we published an article entitled “Troubles en Afrique Francophonie” which discus...
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May 14, 2015A Tough Year Ahead for Africa's Oil ExportersAlthough the world oil price has partially recovered since hitting a six year low in January 2015, l...
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April 13, 2015Ethiopia's Election and the Erosion of Democracy“This election is only ceremonial” stated Yilkal Getnet, President of Semayawi (‘Blue’) Party, in a...
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March 30, 2015Elections in Burundi - more unrest to come?Burundi’s presidential election is set to take place on 26th June 2015 but questions remain over wh...
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March 19, 2015Africa Integrity is delighted to announce the launch of its new quarterly newsletter –Africa Integr...
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March 17, 2015Troubles en Afrique FrancophonieFollowing the overthrow of Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaore in October last year a number of other Fr...
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January 13, 2015Pigeon Posts: Letters from AfricaAfrica Integrity recommends “Pigeon Posts: Letters from Africa”, a collection o...
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January 9, 2015Islamist Terrorism on the Rise in 2015In 2014, African governments and citizens witnessed an increased terrorist threat from Islamist gro...
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December 10, 2014Elections in 2015There are a number of elections across Africa scheduled for 2015 and Africa Integrity Insights will ...
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November 27, 2014Egypt: A Rising Islamist Tide?On 12th November 2014, Egypt’s former head of naval intelligence stated that a terrorist attack on ...