Unelected African chiefs make their countries more democratic. Here’s how. Kate Baldwin - June 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41889" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Incumbent Zambian President Edgar Lungu addresses
36 years after Zimbabwe’s independence, the country faces these 4 big questions Brooks Marmon - April 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39777" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his
Weary professors give up, concede that Africa is a country Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne - April 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38201" align="aligncenter" width="4868"] Africa, from space. (NASA)[/caption] After years
Why China’s role in Africa isn’t as dominant as you think Jake Bright and Aubrey Hruby - December 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33123" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Chinese President Xi Jinping walks with
What happens when a president is sick? Kim Yi Dionne - March 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22520" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015,
Are efforts to limit presidential power in Africa working? Rachel Beatty Riedl - February 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21266" align="alignnone" width="620"] A campaign poster for incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan
The ruling party candidate wins in Zambia… for now. Kim Yi Dionne - January 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20317" align="alignnone" width="620"] Opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema, 52, of
Vibrant democracies emerging from power vacuums give hope for Burkina Faso Rachel Beatty Riedl - November 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17760" align="alignnone" width="620"] Opposition supporters, one holding up a
Another Zambian president dies in office. What happens now? Kim Yi Dionne - October 29, 2014 Late Tuesday night, Zambian president Michael Sata died while in
As thousands protest against term limit extension in Burkina Faso, will other African presidents take note? Ken Opalo - October 28, 2014 On Tuesday, protesters in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso’s second city,