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African Nationalists, Democrats and Fighters: finding room for compromise in SA’s metros

South Africa's municipal elections will be the most competitive to date. The African National Congress (ANC) faces a challenge in four of the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities.
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Ending poverty in Ghana: the role for agriculture

Maud Martei and Sandra Kwayisi assess the considerable opportunities for poverty reduction offered by the development of Ghana's agriculture sector
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Why implementation fails in Uganda

Museveni’s government is giving all attention to politics, policy design and planning instead of doing the small things that would make a big difference argues Ramathan Ggoobi
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Museveni’s misdirection: Reading between the lines in Uganda

Jamie Hitchen attempts to read between the lines in an effort to understand some of President Museveni's recent actions in Uganda.
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Museveni’s wrong obsessions

Ramathan Ggoobi seeks to explain why Uganda’s economic progress is being limited by the ‘wrong obsessions’ of President Museveni.
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Power to the people? Prepaid electricity in Mozambique

Idalina Baptista explores how prepaid electricity in Maputo is challenging traditional ways of rolling out urban infrastructure.
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“More time”…to eat? Money and politics in Sierra Leone

Following his look at the street level view of corruption in Sierra Leone, Jamie Hitchen examines how corruption and politics are increasingly intertwined.
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Nigeria’s states: Another big headache for Buhari

Oluseun Onigbinde argues that despite missed opportunities Buhari can make up for lost time. As the man with the greatest leverage, he must lead the way in reforming Nigeria’s states.