The foundation of governance – peace, security, and stability – seemed shaken in several parts of Africa, exposing a sizable ...

Most accounts of African politics begin with corruption, weak institutions and failed governance. Poverty is not a backdrop. It is the terrain on which politics is built and contested. Where the state ...

Fikile Mbalula has built a close network of allies and confidants who help keep his political engine running, even as he denies speculation that he’s preparing a presidential bid. At 54, Fikile ...