Under Joe Biden’s presidency, there are certain expectations that the new US administration will pay more attention to and provide…
Kenya-US Relations under Joe Biden’s Presidency: Prospects and Challenges
Africa
‘Electocracy’ Writ Large: Is Political Imagination under the Spell of Electoral Fundamentalism in Uganda?
The litany of predicaments of social existence in today’s Uganda—from systemic impoverishment of society by the neoliberal polity to political…
Tigray without the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front: What Next?
On November 4, 2020, Ethiopians and people all over the world woke up to the shocking news of the outbreak…
An Interview with Asher Gamedze, Theresia Philemon, and Godfrey Maringira at the First Ever Virtually Held APN and Next Gen Joint Workshop
2020 Next Gen fellow Asher Gamedze and 2020 APN fellow Theresia Philemon were interviewed during the APN and Next Gen’s…
The African Union’s Shared Values: Why Democracy and Governance Must Be Fit for Purpose
This article explores the premise that democracy and governance are shared values, and therefore a business model which enables AU…
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Nigeria’s Economic Crisis: Between Pain and Reform?
The Covid-19 pandemic has arguably resulted in the most severe global economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929, which…
African Agency and a Biden Administration: Lessons from Trump’s Presidency
The choice of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President-elect and Vice-President-elect, respectively, has rekindled hope for a renewed impetus…
Covid-19: A Closer Look at Emerging Trends in Africa
When the number of new coronavirus cases began to spike globally in March, gloomy predictions expected that Africa would become…
The Future after the Covid-19 Pandemic: Remote Work in South Africa
On the 11th of March, 2020, Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, Covid-19…
#EndSARS Protest: More than a Call for Security Sector Reform in Nigeria?
As the protests continue to gain momentum, some argue that they point to a looming revolution in Nigeria.