Let’s be honest. At this point, Africa’s version of democracy has become a grotesque reality show — a festival of incompetence dressed in campaign regalia. Every five years, we cast ballots not for visionaries or economists or nation-builders, but for whoever can shout the loudest at a rally, hand out the most T-shirts, or dance […]
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Malawi stands at a crossroads. The imminent withdrawal of USAID support, which will cost 5,000 jobs, is a major blow to an economy already struggling with unemployment hovering around 90 percent. This means thousands of previously self-sufficient individuals will be thrown into dependency, deepening poverty and economic stagnation. But what if we saw this crisis
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At a rally of pounding drums and ululating women, star Malawian rapper Fredokiss urged young people to vote in next month’s elections despite their disenchantment with the government and the choice of main presidential candidates, all aged over 70. More than half of the population of the impoverished central African country is under 35 and
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