On the morning of July 26, Niger became the seventh country to fall to a coup in West and Central Africa in just the past three years, when its president, Mohamed Bazoum, was detained in
Nigerians went to the polls on February 23 and reelected their president, Muhammadu Buhari. The outcome was uncertain going into election day as Buhari was in a close race with his main rival, Atiku Abubakar,
The Democratic Republic of Congo finally has a new leader after years of misrule by Joseph Kabila. On January 24, Félix Tshisekedi was sworn in as the country’s new leader, however, his legitimacy is a
One of the more positive events to have happened in 2018 is the signing of a peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The two countries fought a two-year long war that ended in 2000 and
South Africa is often looked at as a democratic and economic model for the rest of its continent. It has a diverse economy, and since Apartheid, has been an example of non-racial, non-sexist democracy. However,
Last week Zimbabwe’s military moved to oust the country’s president, Robert Mugabe. A week before, the 93-year-old Mugabe had decided his wife, Grace, would succeed him when his presidency ended. Zimbabwe’s military did not approve
To lose faith in humanity, one just has to go to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over the past 20 years over 5 million people have died in from violence, hunger, and disease. The fighting
In George W. Bush’s 2003 State of the Union Address he announced his bold plans for what became known as PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief). The program would become reality and go on