South Sudan: a brutal war The concerns of the political elite revolve around ‘political budgets’ and the price of loyalty When people organise to fight they often frame the reason, and whom they count as friends or...
Alain Tschudin
Rejection of the ‘Bayindi’
Uganda: xenophobia abounds Third and fourth generation Ugandan Indians contribute to the economy but are seen as unwelcome outsiders Indians, says 26-year-old Carol Namutosi, aren’t good people. “They don’t talk to...
Ethnicity fuels bad governance
Togo: one-man rule Decades of family rule in this West African country have resulted in very little development Ethnicity has been an important political tool for the family that has ruled Togo for nearly half a...
The demon of tribalism
South Africa: inclusive versus exclusive politics Jacob Zuma’s narrow Zulu nationalism stands in the way of the development of an inclusive South African identity Most African countries were flung together by former...
Stuck in the middle
Nigeria: Fulani militia As Nigeria fights jihadists in the north-east and militants in the oil-producing south, a third conflict is simmering at its centre Traditional leaders in Riyom, a town in Plateau State, say...
Call for Submissions: The Complexities of Land Tenure and Land Reform in Africa
Submission Deadline: 15 October, 2019 Good Governance Africa (GGA) invites interested participants to submit a paper proposal in the form of an abstract of up to 500 words on the Complexities of Land Tenure and Land...
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