Tag: African politics

Zimbabwe Declares Mnangagwa’s Birthday a National Holiday

Africa Sarah Okello -
Zimbabwe has given itself a new national holiday to remember an empire that disappeared centuries ago. The irony is...

The Republic of Oil: Inside Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang Dynasty and Its Gas-Fuelled Future

Africa Darmasco Kaggwa -
For half a century, petroleum has promised Equatorial Guinea prosperity, bought the Obiang regime time and turned a tiny...

One Monster Goes, Another Monster Comes: Has Hichilema Become What He Once Fought?

Africa Moses Kabasibante -
From opposition strongman Edgar Lungu to President Hakainde Hichilema, Zambia’s political story risks becoming a grim reminder of Lucky...