The MPLA managed to retain power in the recent elections but to win the next elections it will have to introduce economic and political reforms
Former apartheid collaborator Unita has polled well, but will it be enough to unseat the long-ruling MPLA?
SA should articulate its decisions better over the war in Ukraine and insurgency in Mozambique
The omission of Eswatini from the SADC agenda may reinforce the belief that Mswati intends to hold the dialogue on his own terms rather than in the interests of the country
Sanctions against Russia, and that country’s blockades of ports, may affect gas, precious metals and wheat supplies – but it also allows Africa to step into the gap
Agreeing on the objectives of a national dialogue may seem like a straightforward exercise but, if the foundation is not correctly laid, fissures may appear to the detriment of the process
Africa’s last monarch has shut schools to stop student protests against his rule — but he should heed previous events that toppled other despots
Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU Commission’s chairperson
The countries offering training are the SADC, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain and the United States while it appears that Rwanda ‘has plans to deploy’
Ousted ministers’ splinter party could threaten prime minister’s coalition majority