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Paul Kagame has been Rwanda’s president for 23 years, and could, under the country’s constitution, continue for another 13 years. Rwanda’s ruling party recently extended his term as its leader, suggesting he may stand in the 2024 presidential election. For some this is good news - Kagame is liked for providing predictability to the nation’s politics allowing the country to rebuild on a firm footing. On the other hand, he’s criticised as autocratic and brutal. David E. Kiwuwa unpacks the factors behind Kagame’s staying power.
For one month every year the Ga people, living in Ghana’s capital, have a noise ban to commemorate their harvest festival. Ethnomusicologist Nathaniel Laryea Akwetteh explores the meaning behind this period of silence.
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David E Kiwuwa, University of Nottingham
It’s a near certainty that Kagame will be here for some time to come; but as Rwanda looks to the future, it may need or indeed demand a change of guard.
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Laryea Akwetteh, University of Ghana
The ban on noisemaking in Accra has been known to cause tension in the city.
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Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg
As much as 31% of grant beneficiaries engage in informal work to ‘grow’ their income.
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Chikodiri Nwangwu, Ph.D, University of Nigeria
Electoral violence, low voter turnout, ethnic politics and voters’ suppression were notable features of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
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Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg
L'expulsion de l'ambassadeur allemand pourrait être un moyen d'avertir les autres ambassades, en particulier la France, de se tenir à l'écart de la politique tchadienne et du soutien à l'opposition.
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From our international editions
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Brian Anthony Keeling, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Rolf Quam, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Scientists had figured a fossil found in Spain more than a century ago was from a Neandertal. But a new analysis suggests it could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens.
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Claire Parker-Farthing, Anglia Ruskin University
There are many reasons you may want to opt for a caesarean section.
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Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster
Just because you can’t hear plants doesn’t mean they are silent.
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Evelien Adriaenssens, Quadram Institute
Babies guts found to have ten times as many viral species as bacterial species.
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