Since Zambians voted out the Patriotic Front on the 12th of August 2021, the country has remained divided into political lines. Long time opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema pulled a surprise landslide victory against incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Zambians gave Hichilema 2.8 million votes while Lungu got a paltry 1.8...
By Paidamoyo Muzulu Winning or losing an election is generally a referendum on the economy by citizens. More often than not politicians are aware of this fact and therefore go out of their way, sometimes, contracting huge debts to power their way to re-election or extend their tenure in...
By Linda Apollo The Data Protection Act needs to be fully operationalized as Kenya heads into the 2022 election cycle. A sensitization exercise needs to be undertaken concerning the use of personal data in campaigns. Considering the various threats posed to electoral integrity by digital platforms, it is imperative...
By Awuor Alai It is safe to say that it is officially coup season in Africa. It has been,...
By Muhidin J. Shangwe On 23 September 2021, President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her maiden speech at the 76th...
By Linda Apollo As Rumi said, “In the beginning I wanted to change the world, but then I realized...
François M’BRA II On August 14, 2021, Pierre Dimba, the Ivorian Minister of Health and Universal Health Coverage announced...
By Linda Apollo Kenya is less than a year away from the next general elections where voters will decide...
Linda Apollo Somalia’s leaders have agreed to hold delayed parliamentary and presidential elections by October 10 this year. The...
African leaders have often used the constitution as an instrument of convenience in meeting their political goals. This has...
By Ebenezer Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi Today, the world marks International Day of Democracy. Thoughts of democracy should ordinarily come with...
By Ebenezer Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi The close to the consistent judgment of the insurrection in Guinea, followed by the renunciation...
Since COVID-19 was first reported in Africa in early March 2020, the virus has continued to disrupt lives across the continent. Even with hopes of a vaccine gaining traction, more than 1.5 million cases and over 35,000 deaths have been reported, healthcare services remain exposed, education has almost ground to a halt and economies are struggling. Africa Blogging contributors from across the continent have analysed how different countries are responding to the pandemic.
Go to topicThe Covid-19 pandemic continues to strain most African economies. As more African countries seek to widen their tax base, the digital world which today hosts a lot of enterprises has become an easy target. More governments are today imposing digital taxes. In this episode, we capture highlights from a...
Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija narrates the harrowing story of how he was arrested and reportedly tortured for writing two novels The Greedy Barbarian and The Banana Republic. He also talks about the role social media played in his release.
In this episode, I chat with Ruth Aine, a fellow AfricaBlogging author from Uganda discussing the five-day internet blackout in our country that began on the eve of the 2021 general elections. We share our personal experiences and discuss the effects to the economy and free speech in the...