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Why is Africa playing with fire?
There is fire in Ouagadougou. And who’s to say where it’s catching next? For the second time in eight months, the military in Burkina...
Do campaigns have to be bloody to win?
If this were a compulsory exam question, a number of politicians would simply answer: it depends. On what? On what is at stake. What...
Lessons About Change from Ruto’s Playbook
In six African countries the heads of government have been in power for 20 years or more. Attempts to replace them by ballot have either been stalled, frustrated or crushed.
In...
Kukah’s Stories and Broken Truths
If you haven’t had a good laugh, you have not been with him. And anyone who knows him knows I’m not joking. The Catholic...
Have The Hustlers Finally Ousted Kenya’s Dynasties?
One of the ironies of politics is how easily fiction becomes reality, and reality, precedent. Before our eyes, the president-elect of Kenya, William Ruto,...
