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Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa.

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Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaks during a press conference ahead of lawmakers' vote over his impeachment motion in Nairobi, Kenya on October 7, 2024.
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaks during a press conference ahead of lawmakers' vote over his impeachment motion in Nairobi, Kenya on October 7, 2024. Monicah Mwangi/REUTERS
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Kenyan Politics Fail to Meet the Moment

by Michelle Gavin October 9, 2024

The impeachment of Kenya’s deputy president is a sideshow distracting from the urgent issues before the country 

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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Pre-SADC Crackdown
As SADC leaders gather in Harare for their annual summit, Zimbabwe’s government rounds up perceived “enemies of the state.”
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin August 13, 2024 Africa in Transition
Nigeria
A Loud Silence
Pentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 12, 2024 Africa in Transition
Nigeria
The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African Protest
Rather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 8, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    A False Dilemma
    Bad governance, not dissent, is the real threat to law and order in Nigeria.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 29, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    The Forever Counterinsurgency
    What if the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeri­a is ‘programmed’ to continue in perpetuity?
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare and Natalie Caloca July 24, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Sudan
    Bringing More Attention to Sudan’s Crisis
    As diplomacy ramps up, so too must humanitarian innovation.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin July 23, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    A Sense of Foreboding
    Nigerians’ frustration with the Tinubu government threatens to spill over.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 22, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Uganda
    Uganda’s Inventive Protest Culture
    In the face of growing repression, Ugandans continue to find new and creative ways to combat the entrenched system of state capture.  
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin July 17, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • West Africa
    An Opportunity to Reimagine ECOWAS
    The split between ECOWAS and the mutinous AES states may be just what the regional body needed. 
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 15, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    Rumors of a Political Capture
    Accusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 1, 2024 Africa in Transition