A respected and robust United States — with all of our flaws, mistakes and missteps — can be good for the defence of democracy, not least in Africa
Ending the lockdown is a policy both Trump and Biden voters could agree on
Much like there was an overwhelming euphoria that gripped many Zimbabweans when they finally said asante sana to Robert Mugabe, Trump’s removal won’t change the colour of America’s fabric too drastically
Trump may well end up losing to Biden, but Trumpism remains a viable political force.
W. Joseph Campbell provides a critical perspective on 2020’s election polling
The mere fact that one cannot confidently predict who the next president of the United States will be tells you a lot about American society.
Environmentalists say Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw from the Paris agreement three years ago made it easier for countries such Australia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil to weaken their own ambitions
Rarely have the stakes for the US and the world been as high as they are on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. If Republicans still stand for anything at all, they must come out in opposition to Donald Trump, a man who openly disparages all the values they once held dear.
The pandemic will challenge international observation missions, but ensuring fair elections in an essential component of American democracy
The climate policies of both parties are constrained because they are far too wedded to the neoliberal economic systems
Joe Biden doesn’t have the mojo needed to restore the US – so he needs a full house to appoint those who do, writes Richard Calland.
The film interrogates patriarchy, but the baseness of the US means there’s nothing left to send up
A Zimbabwean restaurant feeding people in need formed an unlikely addition to Joe Biden’s election campaign
During pre-election debates in the United States, very little has been said on how they view one of the world’s largest markets — which, in turn, is determined to come into its own
Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa
COMMENT: For this gay, white soldier there simply isn’t a good enough challenger to knock him off his perch
President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to hold ‘fireside chats’ and have more power and institutional muscle around him, writes Richard Calland
Threats of funding cuts has caused a reduction in reproductive and sexual health services
The United States has never been shy to pass judgment on African elections. What does it look like when Africa passes judgment on America’s chaotic vote?
The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions
COMMENT: My sons, I weep because Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought gender discrimination, has died and Donald Trump, under whom hardwon victories have been eroded, wants to be elected president again
Neither side will hesitate for a second to do anything to win
As the coronavirus continues its deadly march, funeral directors in small-town America quietly attend to burying the dead
Mayer’s resignation comes days after TikTok filed a lawsuit challenging a crackdown by the US government over claims the wildly popular social media app can be used to spy on Americans.
China’s foreign ministry pushed back, calling Washington hypocritical for demanding TikTok be sold
Anti-racism and political contagion from Save Darfur to Black Lives Matter
Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations
Standing out from the herd isn’t always a great idea
In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa
Responses to terrible inequality, climate change and the Covid-19 economic crisis will decide this
A global police state – the military arm for capital interests – marginalises, controls and subjugates millions of people considered surplus humanity
The US leader’s outrageous rule and overt bigotry roused the white middle class from indifference