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Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe after its liberation but became its oppressor. Photo: Archive

Burkina Faso: Revolution, authoritarianism and the crisis of African emancipation politics

If revolutions are to succeed, the people must deliver freedom. They must reject authoritarianism, a small revolutionary elite or a military junta.

8 min read
A Somaliland police officer gives directions to voters in front of a tent operating as a polling station during the 2024 Somaliland presidential election in Hargeisa on November 13, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)

Ramifications of the US recognising Somaliland as a state

Somaliland’s strategic value in the Horn of Africa means the repercussions of such a decision would be far-reaching

  • Des Erasmus
7 min read
Riding high: Biniam Girmay of Eritrea celebrates at the finish line as stage winner during the 111th Tour de France 2024. (Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Biniam Girmay’s amazing race

Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
President Yoweri Museveni has ruled for almost 40 years. Photo: Sumy Sadruni/AFP

Strongman syndrome in Africa flips democracies to totalitarianism

The strongman thrives on populism, low civic involvement, political elitism, fear, poverty, illiteracy and the abuse of the rule of law

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
Draconian military conscription rules in Eritrea mean children as young as 18 can be forced into duty.

The flight of young Eritreans is destroying the country’s human capital

Hundreds of thousands of youth are crossing into neighbouring countries or undertaking the perilous journey to Europe

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read