• William Shoki

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

• Sushovan Dhar

In India, popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change.

• Anna Wood

The challenge for the new Senegalese government is how to translate promises into policy.

• Faisal Ali

In Gaza and Haiti, the specter of another Mogadishu is being raised to alert on-lookers and policymakers of unfolding tragedies. But we have to be careful when making comparisons.

• Sanyaolu Juwon

Today, the Nigeria labor Congress barely commands the respect of Nigerian workers.

• Ignacia Cortés Rojas
• Simon Adetona Akindes

Chile’s march to a progressive constitution and egalitarian transformation has stalled. What can movements in the Global South learn?

• 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.

• Florian Bobin

Fermée depuis juin 2023, l’université de Dakar est devenue le symbole de l’effondrement de la démocratie sénégalaise.

• Florian Bobin

Closed since June 2023, the University of Dakar has become a symbol of the collapse of Senegalese democracy.

• Israel Campos

Press freedom under President João Lourenço is in bad shape.

• Israel Campos

A precariedade da liberdade de imprensa em Angola sob o mandato do presidente João Lourenço.

• Daniel Paget

Anti-authoritarian struggles on the continent aren’t just fighting for democracy, but they are also reimagining it.

• Sa’eed Husaini

Despite liberalizing the economy to the detriment of the majority, Nigeria’s president has faced little opposition in his first year in office.

• Fiifi Anaman

No one should be surprised at Ghana's Afcon exit.

• Sanyaolu Juwon

Nigeria’s Labor Party lost its way when it abandoned socialism for social democracy. Still, it remains essential for the labor movement to be organized under a party of its own.

• Makena Maganjo

Kenya is one of Israel’s closest allies in Africa. But the Ruto-led government isn’t alone in silencing pro-Palestinian speech.

• Sharon Tshipa

Environmental protection is deeply-held practice in African spirituality. What happens when it is re-shaped by Christianity and capitalism?

• Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

Young people have become an influential demographic in Nigerian politics. But are they a coherent political constituency?

• Brock Hicks

Kenyan president William Ruto has reinvented himself as Africa's climate champion. But, his policy contradictions reveal that this is just his latest hustle