Burundi: Can newly-elected President Ndayishimiye deliver change?
On 20 May, as most of the world was preoccupied with COVID-19, Burundi quietly held its fourth general elections since the end of the civil war in 2005.
COVID-19 and the politics of the year of the nurse
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) last year named 2020 the ‘International Year of the Nurse and Midwife’, there was no way of knowing that this would have a prophetic ring to it.
Debt Relief with Chinese Characteristics
As China is poised to become the world’s largest creditor, concerns about debt sustainability have grown. Yet considerable confusion exists over what is likely to happen when a government runs into trouble repaying its Chinese loans.
COVID-19 responses expose gaps in global governance
The world has not experienced the simultaneous and indiscriminate social, health, governance, and economic harm brought on by the COVID-19 virus in more than a hundred years.
Hong Kong and China’s National People’s Congress: The danger of a new cold war
As China gears up to sink its claws deeper into Hong Kong, the world weighs up how best to respond. The pro-democracy movement also has some hard choices to make.
The pandemic creates ideal conditions for the rise of populism
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic the world’s political climate was darkening.
Africa Day: Recalibrating the continent’s future
Fifty-seven years ago today, the Organisation of Africa Unity was born.
Key African priorities for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Despite 2020, the ‘Super Year for Nature’, being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it still provides a unique opportunity for Africa to embrace a new ‘post-2020’ vision.
Cybercrime and COVID-19: A concern for financial stability during the pandemic
The largest continent in the world today is no longer a physical geographical location but a virtual one.
COVID-19: Implications for the ‘digital divide’ in Africa
This article is part of the ‘ COVID-19 and Innovation in Africa’ series, produced by the Africa Portal, Wits University and the African Centre for the Study of the United States.