• Christina Wong

In Mauritius, social media memes and leaks exposed corruption, galvanized youth, and reshaped the nation’s political landscape.

• Lee Nxumalo

Gianni Infantino isn’t just another corrupt FIFA president—his greed, self-importance, and political alliances are actively ruining football.

• Niall Reddy
• William Shoki

Once a beacon of hope for militant trade unionism, Numsa’s descent into corruption and political entanglement reflects the broader struggles facing South Africa’s labor movement.

• Ernest Harsch

Ghana’s election has brought another handover between the country’s two main parties. Yet behind the scenes lies a flawed system where wealth can buy political office.

• William Shoki

The Nigerian Scam podcast returns to discuss the rise and fall of Nigeria’s anti-corruption movement.

• Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

For Nigeria to return to the peak of African football, it needs deeper introspection about how the country functions today.

• William Shoki

Africa Is a Country is happy to announce our collaboration with The Nigerian Scam podcast.

• Dauti Kahura

In Kenya, elected office does not represent a duty to represent ordinary citizens, but an opportunity for personal enrichment.

• Mehita Iqani
• Nicky Falkof

Andre De Ruyter, the former CEO of Eskom, has presented himself as a simple hero trying to save South Africa’s struggling power utility against corrupt forces. But this racially charged narrative is ultimately self-serving.

• Job Tapera

From the enormously influential megachurches of Walter Magaya and Emmanuel Makandiwa to smaller ‘startups,’ the church in Zimbabwe has frightening, nearly despotic authority.

• Bianca Murillo

Business fraud and illicit financial flows are not a new problem for Africa—the "Drevici Affair" in Nkrumah's Ghana is instructive.

• Ra’eesa Pather
• Michael Marchant

South Africa’s ruling party’s devotion to its policy of cadre deployment is an indication that it values its own power more than the public interest.

• Patrick Gathara

Charles Njonjo's legacy is as member of a powerful group of Kikuyu chauvinists who surrounded Jomo Kenyatta and corrupted the state.

• The Amandla Editorial Collective

Different factions of South Africa's ruling elite are implicated in looting and profiting from the state. South Africans should take an attitude of a plague on both their houses.

• Michael Nassen Smith

South African cricket is currently the subject of TRC-style hearings into the racism and nepotism in the game. It makes for riveting TV, but focuses too much on individual instances of racism and discrimination.

• Purity Mukami
• Simon Bowers

The Pandora Papers connects Kenya's ruling family to secret accounts in offshore companies and tax havens. But, state looting started with Jomo Kenyatta.

• Noah Tsika

King of Boys: The Return of the King, a seven-part limited series of Netflix, is a sustained—if ultimately pessimistic—critique of Nigerian corruption.

• Rasaq Malik

Sound Sultan, who died of cancer in July 2021, battled with the cankerworm of bad leadership and outright violations of rules of law in his homeland, Nigeria, through his songs.

• Olívio N'kilumbu

Em Angola, o governo de Presidente Lourenço não conseguiu resolver a pandemia de COVID-19 devido a corrupção e incompetência.

• Olívio N'kilumbu

In Angola, President Lourenço's government failed to address COVID-19 due to corruption and incompetence.