Combating extremism in the Sahel region is a complex and pressing issue that requires a comprehensive review of the challenges and strategies currently in place. The Sahel, which spans several countries in West Africa, has been plagued by extremist groups such as Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic...
Happy New Year! When we set up Africa Blogging in 2015, we wanted to be a platform that catalyzes political discourse that promotes democracy and a plurality of voices across the continent. We wanted to give context and explain nuances in political developments from Africa to help us better...
Zambia has abolished the Death Penalty and Defamation of the President, two colonial-era pieces of legislation which have been on the cards for repealing for several decades. The death penalty is a capital punishment which is imposed on all those convicted of some of the gravest of offences in...
An attempt on his life that left him for dead with 16 bullet wounds led Tundu Lissu to life...
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed not to recognize William Ruto as president following fresh election rigging claims...
In this episode of the Africa Blogging podcast, we unpack South Africa’s energy crisis which has now resulted in...
Today, three IEBC commissioners retire after quite an interesting journey running Kenya’s election agency. Their retirement brings back to...
Early this week the Constitutional Court in Uganda delivered a big blow to the state’s efforts at curtailing freedom...
In this episode, we speak to Paul Shalala, an award-winning Zambian journalist who works with the national broadcaster ZNBC and...
In this episode, I speak to Ghanaian political scientist and Africa Blogging author Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi about the worrying economic...
In this episode, I speak to Pru Nyamishana a founding member of Africa Blogging, a blogger, podcaster and human...
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo – Iweala who is the current Director General of the World...
Kenya went to the polls on August 9th, 2022 to elect a new president following the end of Mr Uhuru Kenyatta’s two five-year terms as president. Mr Raila Odinga a long-serving opposition politician was being fronted by Mr Kenyatta as his preferred successor. The current Deputy President, Dr William Ruto, was declared the winner of the presidential election.
Mr Odinga, a private citizen and a section of civil society groups have petitioned the presidential election results at the supreme court. Please follow this trending issue for our comprehensive coverage.
Go to topicAn attempt on his life that left him for dead with 16 bullet wounds led Tundu Lissu to life in exile. On Wednesday he returned to the country to a rapturous welcome from supporters, signifying an end to Tanzania’s dark past. Is it really an end and how does...
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed not to recognize William Ruto as president following fresh election rigging claims by his Azimio-One-Kenya coalition. The new allegations come in the wake of an unknown whistleblower who claims he works for the electoral management body IEBC and that he has details...
In this episode of the Africa Blogging podcast, we unpack South Africa’s energy crisis which has now resulted in the nationwide stage-six load shedding. What does this mean for day-to-day life in South Africa and how did the nation get here to start with? South African political commentator and...