The continent’s systems of governance are evolving, but a transnational approach may be needed to ensure a system that works for the citizenry In Africa, by 2005, about 40 countries had introduced...
Democratic Republic of Congo
Last man standing
While the DRC president is seen as aloof and alienated from his people, few doubt his ability to manipulate the political system One morning last November, Joseph Kabila’s motorcade bullied a path through Kinshasa’s...
Old wine in new bottles
Despite its increasingly youthful population, poor succession planning means Africa continues to be governed by aged and ageing tyrants While Africa tries to move forward, it remains largely stuck in its past....
The puzzle of political alternation
As DRC President Joseph Kabila fights to retain power, opposition politicians must put political differences aside in the interests of the electorate The 2006 elections marked the end of a dramatic decade in the...
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