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Who do Africans trust most? Surveys show it’s not the state (more likely the army)
29th April 2025 A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into... →
Winning hearts and power: how Mali’s military regime gained popular support
29th April 2025 Mali’s interim president, Colonel d’Armée Assimi Goïta, who came to power in a coup on 18 August 2020, enjoys remarkably strong public support.... →
Rwanda’s genocide: why remembering needs to be free of politics – lessons from survivors
29th April 2025 Memory and politics are inherently intertwined and can never be fully separated in post-atrocity and post-genocidal contexts. They are also dynamic... →
Algeria-AES diplomatic crisis calls for swift African Union mediation
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th April 2025 The latest tensions are a wake-up call for the AU, which has lost influence in the Sahel-Saharan region. The current diplomatic crisis between... →
Challenges facing the latest truce between Kinshasa and M23
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th April 2025 Dynamics on the ground in eastern DRC and the country’s capital will test Qatar’s mediation efforts. On 23 April, delegations from Kinshasa and... →
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: Can we truly keep celebrating Freedom Day while things fall apart?
29th April 2025 Ah, Chief Dwasaho! This past Sunday (27 April, 31st South Africa’s Freedom Day), my leader, your sidekick Acting President Gwede Mantashe and... →
South Africa: state of the nation 30 years into democracy
25th April 2025 Just over 30 years after South Africa’s first democratic elections, public opinion is divided over how to evaluate the post-apartheid, democratic... →
South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?
25th April 2025 Eddy Maloka, the South African historian, diplomat and academic, argues in his latest book the case for South Africa to forge a “second republic”.... →
In Burkina Faso, Traoré’s legacy could extend beyond popularity and promises
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th April 2025 The challenge will be translating the country’s rich mineral resources and promising economy into stability and development. At 36, Burkina Faso’s... →
Could anchor states benefit Africa’s Peace and Security Council?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th April 2025 Recent PSC elections revived debates about whether membership should favour inclusion and fairness or regional capacity and influence. The African... →
