African leaders have often used the constitution as an instrument of convenience in meeting their political goals. This has been evident in the number of times different states have had their governing laws changed to allow the incumbent to extend their stay in office or create new political structures...
By Ebenezer Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi Today, the world marks International Day of Democracy. Thoughts of democracy should ordinarily come with a feeling of accomplishment, progress, development and wellbeing of nations. However, the mention of democracy on the continent is often associated with; corruption, greed, abuse of political power and all...
By Ebenezer Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi The close to the consistent judgment of the insurrection in Guinea, followed by the renunciation of the Guinean constitution and further dissolution of Parliament by the military raises interesting questions about what constitutes unconstitutional changes of government in Africa. As expected, various global and regional...
Mutsa Murenje As we mark the 2nd anniversary since the passing on of Zimbabwe’s dictator Robert Gabriel Mugabe, my...
Linda Apollo A way of rebuilding the basis of a nation must be found because only then can the...
Athuman Kilaye TANZANIA’S military troops deployed to Mozambique – alongside other armed forces to help fight Islamic insurgence have...
The Anti-Sardinard Brigade organized a demonstration in Geneva against President Paul Biya’s stay in Switzerland. Cameroonian activists in the...
Albert Sharra If there is life after death as it is assumed elsewhere, former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should...
By Paidamoyo Muzulu Zimbabwe Finance minister Mthuli Ncube recently painted a rosy picture of economic growth amidst ravaging global...
It was evident from the unprecedented voter turnout on 12th August that Zambians were determined to change the government....
By Linda Apollo Uhuru Kenyatta, son of the founding president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, is now at the tail...
RESULTS trickling in indicate that Zambia’s ruling party Patriotic Front is on its way out as Zambians voted en...
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...