TMC Topic Guide
Politics in Africa
Created: April 17, 2021
Last Updated: January 15, 2023
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Table of contents
General
Terrorism
Gender and politics
LGBTQ politics
Chinese influence in Africa
General
- Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne, “African politics in 2022: More than coups and conflict,” December 30, 2022.
- Kim Yi Dionne, “West Africa’s new regional peacekeeping force, explained,” December 12, 2022.
- Joseph Asunka, Carolyn Logan, and Brian Howard, “What do Africans want? Afrobarometer surveys reveal the top concerns.,” Dece
- Sally Sharif, “Ethiopia’s peace may depend on post-conflict plans for Tigray soldiers,” November 18, 2022.
- Aoife McCullough, “Why are people in West Africa waving Russian flags?,” October 28, 2022.
- Mercy Kaburu and Carolyn Logan, “What do Africans think about the proposed East African Federation?” September 9, 2022.
- Carolyn Logan and Kelechi Amakoh, “As Climate Week begins, Africans want action, research finds,” August 25, 2022.
- Richard Aidoo, “Will Ghana’s new e-levy help the economy recover from the pandemic?” August 10, 2022.
- Laura Seay, “No, Batman didn’t save the Congo: and other book reviews,” August 5, 2022.
- Dan Eizenga, “‘Islamic State in Africa’ explores nine militant Islamist groups,” July 15, 2022.
- Laura Seay, “‘Born in Blackness’ is a compelling, unforgettable read,” June 10, 2022.
- Carolyn Logan and Kangwook Han, “Can Africa ‘leapfrog’ the traditional electricity model?” April 22, 2022.
- Carolyn Logan, Joseph Asunka, and E. Gyimah-Boadi, “When Africans speak out, are their governments listening?” December 3, 2021.
- Carolyn Logan and Brian Howard, “Are Africa’s leading democracies in trouble?” November 26, 2021.
- Christiaan Keulder and Robert Mattes, “Why are Africans dissatisfied with democracy? Think corruption,” November 19, 2021.
- Carolyn Logan and Fredline M’Cormack-Hale, “Some Africans – but not all – are happy with the quality of their elections,” November 12, 2021.
- Boniface Dulani, “Long-serving African presidents say the people want them to stay on. Is that true?” November 5, 2021.
- Carmen Alpin Lardies, Dominique Dryding and Carolyn Logan, “African women have less access to the Internet than African men do. That’s a problem,” March 8, 2020.
- T. Camber Warren, “Segregation kills: How social media fuels violence in African states,” February 25, 2015.
Terrorism
Gender and politics
- Miriam J. Anderson, “What does it take to build up women’s rights after war?” August 19, 2022.
- Adryan Wallace, “In Women’s History Month, these African groups offer lessons to feminists everywhere,” March 11, 2022.
- J.P. Singh, “Two women from Africa are among the leading candidates to head the WTO,” July 20, 2020.
- Laura Seay, “Nwando Achebe’s new book is a fascinating look at Africa’s queens, past and present,” August 14, 2020.
- Aili Mari Tripp, “Where do African women have more power? Surprise — in countries emerging from war,” July 15, 2016.
- Kim Yi Dionne and Chi Adanna Mgbako, “‘Sex worker activism has exploded throughout Africa,’ and this new book explores how,” July 8, 2016.
- Celeste Hicks and Laura Seay, “Governance, gender and no guarantees in Africa’s oil-rich states,” June 19, 2015.
- Mia Bloom, “Female suicide bombers are not a new phenomenon,” August 6, 2014.
- Leonardo Arriola and Martha Johnson, “What influence do women wield in African governments?” May 14, 2014.
LGBTQ politics
Chinese influence in Africa