The Conversation
Kenya abductions: the powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – expert
13th January 2025 Kenya’s national human rights commission recorded 82 abductions or enforced disappearances between June and December 2024. Many of the people... →
African Union to get a new chair: 6 key tasks they must tackle
10th January 2025 The African Union (AU) member states will elect a new senior leadership of the AU Commission in February 2025. The commission was originally... →
Venâncio Mondlane is Mozambique’s political challenger: what he stands for
9th January 2025 When people watched political debates on Soico TV, one of the most watched private channels in Mozambique, around 2010, they often saw a young... →
Germany’s genocide in Namibia: deal between the two governments falls short of delivering justice
8th January 2025 In early December 2024 the German and Namibian governments concluded negotiations over a joint declaration recognising the genocide committed by... →
Who owns the traditional ‘family home’ in South Africa? Court sets a new precedent, but the law remains murky
13th December 2024 A recent ruling by the Johannesburg high court in South Africa has put the definition and control of the “family house” under African customary law... →
Ghana’s president John Mahama makes a comeback – what lies ahead
10th December 2024 John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite his legacy. He was voted out of office in 2016 by what was then the... →
COP29 failed Africa – what went wrong with the climate financing bid and what happens next
10th December 2024 The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing... →
Meet Namibia’s first female president-in-waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
9th December 2024 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African... →
Mozambique’s deadly protests: how the country got here
6th December 2024 The protests that followed Mozambique’s contested October elections have been the most protracted and deadliest since multiparty democracy in 1990.... →
Ghana heads to the polls: why the economy is the biggest issue for many voters
6th December 2024 The outcome and aftermath of Ghana’s 2024 elections will be a key test whether the West African nation can find a balance between the dual... →
