In doing so we systematically document for the first time the extent to which Africa was politically decentralized, calculating that in 1880 there were probably 45,000 independent polities which were ...

There is common concern about deteriorating statecraft and the weakening of institutions in countries across Africa.

Gerontocracy, in and of itself, is not inherently problematic; societies have long benefited from the wisdom, continuity, and historical memory embodied by ...

Africa’s cities are no longer passive recipients of political decisions; they are the crucibles of civic anger, spatial ...

Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 50, No. 177/178, Special Issue: The climate emergency in Africa: crisis, solutions and resistance (September-December 2023), pp. 421-438, I (19 pages) ...

The goal of this Briefing is to weigh in carefully on the respective merits and limits of critical political economy perspectives in African Studies (and beyond) and to make a case for ontological and ...

The 2025 Africa Country Instability Risk Index (ACIRI) highlights the top 10 most stable African countries, measuring ...

It is very hard and diverse to write a story that shows how power, politics, and development are all related in Africa. A long and stormy past has shaped the writing of this story. This relationship ...

These days, a question crops up when African officials gather to discuss governance: Which president will be ousted by his military next? In the first two decades of this century, 13 successful coups ...

As South Africa‘s Government of National Unity (GNU) is set to enter its second year in mid-2025, cautious optimism is beginning to take root in Africa’s most developed economy. According to the South ...

Economic conditions across the world are quite similar at the moment with global inflation and higher interest rates affecting economies. A good economy is a mix of ingredients such as low inflation, ...