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Elite capture, institutional weakness and cycles of reversal explain the situation in several post-colonial countries.

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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is pressing parties to the 2018 peace agreement to amend provisions requiring a new ...

An unscheduled press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025 set ...

The Unity Accord, signed 38 years ago today, encouraged the unity of Zimbabwe’s two main national liberation movements, ...

Critical analysis reveals systemic failures, as the 10-party coalition struggles with fundamental governance challenges.

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