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Pressured Mutharika fires army chiefs

Africa Golden Matonga - 19 Mar 2020

A statement from the presidency said popular army commander General Vincent Nundwe, alongside his deputy Clement Namangale, had been replaced

Lunga erodes Zambia’s democracy

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 6 Sep 2019

A proposed amendment to its Constitution may turn Zambia into a de facto one-party state

UK visas discriminate against Africans

Article Nic Cheeseman - 14 Aug 2019

No continent has suffered more from Britain’s ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy

WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election. Not all of it was bad

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 12 Aug 2019

In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters. But it also strengthened democracy in other areas

Presidents for life spell danger

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 12 Apr 2019

Algerian and Sudanese citizens have taken to the streets and Cameroon and Uganda may be next

Algeria, Sudan and the danger of presidents-for-life

Article Nic Cheeseman - 10 Apr 2019

Unless something changes, Cameroon and Uganda might be next

Sudan is Africa’s secret crisis

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 27 Feb 2019

Having long failed to establish a stable political system, the government of President al-Bashir has presided over a prolonged economic crisis

No, Africa doesn’t need more strongmen

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 22 Feb 2019

The evidence is conclusive: over and over again, democrats trump dictators

Africa is urbanising fast – and its leaders are struggling to adapt

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 20 Sep 2018

Expanding cities will fundamentally change politics on the continent

Cambridge Analytica’s role in Africa overstated

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 24 Mar 2018

Claims about Cambridge Analytica's role in elections in Nigeria and Kenya have been overstated.

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