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Part two of Nick Branson’s look at Tanzania’s proposed constitution outlines how continuity has prevailed over change in relations between the executive and legislature.

The first part of Nick Branson’s look at Tanzania’s proposed constitution considers the relationship between the constituent parts of the Union ahead of a proposed referendum on 30 April 2015.

This interactive timeline allows you to explore Tanzania’s long history of “hesitant and disjointed” constitutional reform.

Jamie Hitchen highlights findings from a damning report by Sierra Leone’s Auditor-General into government spending of funds allocated to fight Ebola between May and October 2014.

Jamie Hitchen investigates how Pujehun, a relatively poor district in southern Sierra Leone, succeed in declaring itself Ebola free in January 2015 and finds that youth were to the fore.

In this interview Kanouté discusses his own experiences of participatory budgeting in Matam and the opportunities for a nationwide project with sustainable impact in Senegal.

Paul Adams tries to make sense of Lagos, its “free-spirited political elite” and the model of development which has seen it labelled a Nigerian exception.

Kayode Samuel argues that Nigeria’s elections are about two quarrelsome camps, with little ideological divergence, each seeking a popular mandate to determine the nation’s future.

From volatile elections, to the end of Ebola, to the challenge of tackling terrorism, Jamie Hitchen suggests ten things to watch in Africa in 2015.

Maya Prabhu considers the adverse consequences for Tanzania’s parliament of the country’s heavy dependence on overseas aid as it enters an election year.