February 6, 2019

A Look Back on 2018

Africa Unites  On 21st March 2018, 44 of the African Union’s 55 member states signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which seeks to remove […]
March 28, 2018

A Look Ahead to April 2018

Gambia’s Road to Democracy On 12th April, the Gambia will hold its first municipal election since the fall of Yahya Jammeh, who lost the presidential election […]
March 8, 2017

Instability and Insecurity: a DRC without Etienne Tshisekedi

On 1st February 2017, long-term opposition leader – Etienne Tshisekedi – passed away while receiving medical treatment in Belgium. Three-time former Prime Minister and founder of […]
January 19, 2016

Dispatches From Africa

Ethiopia: Development or Democracy? Emma Hooper writes from Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) Headquarters sit to the east of Addis Ababa, a handsome array of […]