Flip-flopping interests and selfish, deal-cutting regional leaders determined to monopolise power: only a credible, non-partisan electoral body can deliver a…
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The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) emerged as an incongruous liberation in the mid-1970s. Theirs was a befuddled agenda that…
Lack of cogent succession planning, risk aversion and the halo effect are just some of the obstacles. By Patrick Smith Law…
By Professor John Harbeson In my columns for the Nairobi Law Monthly, I try to write in ways relevant to…
Professor John Harbeson In my monthly essays for the Nairobi Law Monthly, I try to focus single-mindedly on subjects that…
By Brahima S Coulibaly Soon, more countries will either be in or at high risk of debt distress. One of…
By Patrick Smith Tribunals and courts that are holding companies to account on charges of corruption and environmental destruction are…
By Prof John Harbeson Afrobarometer recently proclaimed that an “overwhelming” majority of Ethiopians support democracy and “seek accountable governance.” The…
Many major cities in developing countries, especially in Africa, are failing to reap the economic benefits of urbanization. These cities…
By Lise Rakner There is a trend of democratic retrenchment across the African continent. Despite democratic gains in some states,…
