World Affairs
Olara Otunnu: The man who invented the UN straw poll now faces his own test
| August 24, 2026
London Letter
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Raisina Dialogue: Waging Peace in Wartime?
| April 4, 2025
Opinion
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Good Governance
The Claim that Democracy Fares Better in the West Than in Africa is a Fallacy
| September 13, 2024
The argument isn’t whether African democracies are better than those in the West. It’s simply that the idea of “real” and “not yet real” democracies expresses a colonial
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The Conversation
Africa is beset with coups and conflicts: how the trend can be reversed
| December 23, 2022
The failures of nominally elected governments has denied leaders – as well as the democratic system – a vanguard popular constituency.
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The Conversation
The African Union at 20 Some reason to cheer, but lots of work ahead
| December 16, 2022
The AU needs to address two main problems to steer Africa into a prosperous future – the use of unconstitutional means by some leaders to cling to power
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The Conversation
Religion, race and nationality – what are our prejudices and how can we overcome them?
| November 24, 2020
Religion is perhaps one of the last prejudices people are comfortable expressing openly Attitude towards interfaith marriage with a Muslim partner among least comfortable in the study. Zurijeta/Shutterstock
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