In The Age of Change: How Urban Youth Are Transforming African Politics, Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), explores ...

When gunfire echoed through Cotonou, Benin, last Sunday and a small group of soldiers appeared on national TV claiming to have removed President Patrice Talon, the reaction felt painfully familiar.

In July 2025, the International Court of Justice held its first hearings on states’ climate responsibilities in decades. A lead judge described climate ...

Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters. By John Eligon and Yvonne Mooka John Eligon ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa for failing to provide the leadership necessary to catalyse broad-based ...

Kukah emphasised that, unlike in African political systems, the papacy does not bring geopolitical benefits to the pope’s home country. The phrase ‘emi lokan’, meaning ‘it is my turn' in Yoruba, was ...

Description: An examination of African political systems, including the background of traditional cultures and the colonial period; the development of nationalism; political institutions and policy ...

Africa is stepping into a decisive phase in its digital evolution—one that is marked not only by unprecedented technological growth but by an equally unprecedented rise in cyber hostility. The 2025 ...