Africa

African solutions have not solved the Great Lakes problems

By Paul-Simon Handy

Op-eds

Africa’s citizens, not soldiers, must protect and demand democracy

By Enoch Randy Aikins for ISS Today

Op-eds

Democracy is blamed for Africa’s many crises when state failure is the culprit

By Paul-Simon Handy and Félicité Djilo

Africa

Vote-based decisions could sharpen the AU Peace and Security Council

By Moussa Soumahoro

Maverick News

The smell of vengeance — former Sierra Leone leader Ernest Bai Koroma charged with treason

By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley

Africa

First Saudi-Africa summit signals rocky ground for African Union governance and continental unity

By Hubert Kinkoh

Africa

African coups continue to surface in face of ineffective sanctions and political double standards

By Moussa Soumahoro

Africa

Gabon and the role of political transitions in predicting and preventing coups in Africa

By Remadji Hoinathy and Nirvaly Mooloo

Op-eds

Africa’s three waves of coups signal ongoing anti-imperialist sentiment, growing intolerance of governance failings

By Andrews Atta-Asamoah for ISS TODAY

Africa

‘Coupnomics’ and endangered democracies — there is no such thing as a ‘good’ coup

By Odilile Ayodele and Babatunde Fagbayibo

Our Burning Planet

West African coups set to worsen already prevailing economic crises, mass hunger and violent chaos

By William Gumede

Africa

Critical African Union security implementations gridlocked by decision-making, accountability issues

By Hubert Kinkoh