As vote counting continued in Zimbabwe this morning following a peaceful election day, residents expressed optimism about the pending results and said they hoped to see real change.
Politics
Zimbabweans optimistic of change after elections
- Tuesday, 31 July 2018 11:51
- Reuters
- Southern Africa
Zimbabweans begin voting in first election since Mugabe's removal
- Monday, 30 July 2018 10:10
- Reuters
- Southern Africa
Zimbabweans began voting in Harare this morning in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe.
Hamadoun Touré, Presidential candidate, Mali: From Smart Africa to smart politics?
- Friday, 27 July 2018 15:44
- Patrick Smith
- North Africa
This urbane polyglot champion of the digital revolution in Africa is not an obvious insurgent politician, but Hamadoun Touré insists it is time to retire Mali’s political class.
Solving the crisis is another story. Aristides Gomes
- Friday, 27 July 2018 14:38
- Anna Pujol Mazzini in Bissau
- West Africa
The prime minister in Guinea-Bissau’s consensus government says upcoming elections are necessary but they will not address the country’s long-running problems
South Africa: Getting the band back together
- Thursday, 26 July 2018 15:19
- Crystal Orderson in Cape Town
- Southern Africa
President Ramaphosa wants to present a united ANC for the 2019 elections. Will he be able to erase the long shadow of former president Zuma by then?
Is Nigeria on track?
- Thursday, 26 July 2018 15:16
- Eromo Egbejule and Patrick Smith
- West Africa
Nine months ahead of elections is a good time to take the political temperature. In this special debate, we talk to two leading politicians
Migration: Niger at a crossroads
- Tuesday, 24 July 2018 11:51
- Daniel Howden and Giacomo Zandonini (photos) in Agadez
- North Africa
The Africa Report examines the EU’s efforts to tamp down migration to its shores by pouring hundreds of millions of euros into an African country with a poor governance record and high rates of poverty
