Southern and Eastern Africa

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A Judicial Dilemma: Separation of Powers on Trial in Kenya

In May 2026, a high-stakes drama unfolded in the High Court of Kenya before a three-judge bench. What began as …

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Lesotho’s Anti-Corruption Paradox: Empowered but Undermined

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From the margins to the center? In Uganda, resolutions meet reality

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Madagascar’s Unfinished Revolution: Can a Youth Uprising Break the Country’s Political Curse?

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Sportswashing for Rwanda

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Protests in Mozambique: Public Anger Mounts Following Contested Election

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Africa’s Agenda 2063: A Long-Term Vision with a Long Road Ahead

Analysis

A Bumpy Road Ahead? Botswana Faces Economic and Political Struggles Ahead of its 2024 General Elections

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South Africa Poised for a Historic Shift: How the 2024 Election Challenges ANC-rule

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Resistance to Increasing Autocratization

Analysis

Tensions in the Horn of Africa: Eritrea’s War in Ethiopia Is Ending amid Doubts about Truce

Analysis

South African Politics: African National Congress Heading for Watershed Moment

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Kenya’s Upcoming Vote: Three Reasons Why Ethnicity is Less Important

Street Protest in Latin America

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BTI 2022: An Alarm Signal for Democracy

Empty classroom

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Girls Fight a Pandemic of Injustice

State Visit of President Samia Suluhu Hassan of United Republic of Tanzania to Rwanda

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Tanzania’s New President: Lack of Assertiveness or False Promises?

Zambians vote for new president

Analysis

Five Things to Watch in the Zambian Elections

Beach of Paquitequete in Pemba, photo by Stefan Ehlert

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Multiple Crises in Mozambique: The Terror of Cabo Delgado and its Consequences

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Globalization Report 2020 – Where do the BTI countries stand?

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