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.
Epidemics reveal underlying societal tensions. That was the case in Zimbabwe’s cholera outbreak, too. Emmanuel Balogun - June 12, 2020 “The Political Life of an Epidemic” is a particularly timely read.
The World Bank’s 2017 pandemic response fund isn’t working Mara Pillinger - March 31, 2020 Private sector solutions don’t always fit public sector problems
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
What’s behind the wave of protests in Africa? Moletsane Monyake and Dan Hough - January 31, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83273" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Zimbabweans protest over fuel price increases,
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
Ebola is back — and a threat to people in Congo. Are African public health systems ready? Emmanuel Balogun and Amy Patterson - September 27, 2018 Ebola is back — and a threat to people in
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