Don’t believe the hype about China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ in Africa Lina Benabdallah - March 4, 2021 Chinese medical experts have been sharing expertise and assistance throughout Africa for decades.
Autocratic governments are using coronavirus as a pretext to clamp down on opponents Travis Curtice, Mel Pavlik, Hilary Matfess, and Don Grasse - July 30, 2020 Here’s what we found in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe has died. But Zimbabwe’s institutional legacies that shaped his repressive regime live on. Vasabjit Banerjee - September 8, 2019 The stakes are high for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who promised to reboot the economy
Why are so many African leaders shutting off the Internet in 2019? Chipo Dendere - January 30, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83225" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters gather near a burning tire
It’s been one year since Zimbabwe toppled Mugabe. Why isn’t it a democracy yet? Mwita Chacha and Jonathan Powell - November 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80093" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa addresses the
African countries have started to push back against Chinese development aid. Here’s why. Richard Aidoo - October 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78950" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Senegal President Macky Sall, left, and
What do shifting grass-roots dynamics tell us about the Zimbabwe election? Kathleen Klaus, Jeffrey Paller, and George Bob-Milliar - August 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77245" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A soldier looks at a portrait
Even after Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s elections do not appear free or fair Vasabjit Banerjee - August 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76955" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Opposition supporters burn posters of Zimbabwean
Zimbabwe won’t be voting for Robert Mugabe today. That’s a big change. Chipo Dendere - July 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76165" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Zimbabwean voters line up before dawn
Zimbabwe has an election coming up. Is political violence brewing? Chipo Dendere - July 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75223" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Injured people are attended to after