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01 Mar 2024 / by Peter Fabricius

France plans to terminate Mayotte’s ‘droit du sol’

The decision would deprive Mayotte of its ‘birth citizenship’ status to discourage immigration from the Comoros.

19 Jan 2024 / by Peter Fabricius

Election rigging claims spark turbulence in Comoros

President Assoumani’s opponents have rejected his election to a fifth term based on a meagre 16.3% voter turnout.

23 Jun 2023 / by Priyal Singh and Denys Reva

African peace mission: one step forward, one step back?

Although the initiative is a milestone in Africa’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a better organised, broader collective effort is needed.

12 May 2023 / by Peter Fabricius

Comoros-Mayotte saga a microcosm of Africa-Europe migration crisis

The flow of undocumented migrants to Mayotte is straining relations, and the island’s response runs counter to AU policy.

03 Feb 2023 / by Peter Fabricius

Abstaining in absentia: does SADC have a common position on Ukraine?

Some Southern African states show that you can vote against Russian aggression and still remain non-aligned.

19 Jan 2022

African elections to watch in 2022

Presidential and parliamentary polls are planned in 17 countries across the continent.

02 Nov 2021 / by Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo and Alize le Roux

Climate finance isn’t reaching Southern Africa’s most vulnerable

The region desperately needs climate adaptation funds but loses out to countries with strong institutional capacity and competitive markets.

04 Mar 2021 / by Richard Chelin and Denys Reva

Africa can learn maritime lessons from its small island states

The African Union and African states should recognise the achievements of organisations like the Indian Ocean Commission.

18 May 2020 / by Andrews Atta-Asamoah

Shielding elections from presidential influence: lessons from Cabo Verde, Comoros and Madagascar

Should sitting presidents who seek re-election be required to step aside ahead of the polls?

19 Jul 2019 / by Ringisai Chikohomero

Principle or brotherhood? Making elections more credible in SADC

Although SADC hasn’t improved the region’s elections record, a coalition of progressive member states could lead change.

07 May 2019

Africa elections 2019

Will the continent’s numerous elections this year bring change?

26 Apr 2019 / by Liesl Louw-Vaudran

SADC turns a blind eye to trouble in the Comoros

The president’s bid to centralise power hasn’t led to any action by his regional peers.