Tanzania President during a campaign
A contested legacy: Julius Nyerere and the 2020 Tanzanian election
Examining Nyerere’s legacy through this prism, therefore, complicates characterisations of his domestic legacy as singularly autocratic.
Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during the first U.S. presidential debate hosted by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Trump and Biden kick off their first debate with contentious topics like the Supreme Court and the coronavirus pandemic suddenly joined by yet another potentially explosive question -- whether the president ducked paying his taxes. Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images
America’s inflection point: Four key things Africa must watch for
For African scholars and policymakers seeking to advance their national and regional interests in dealings with the US, the 59th presidential inauguration will also be an inflection point.
Digital democracy
Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: It takes more than technology
While growing internet coverage has enabled citizens to challenge authoritarian rule, non-democratic leaders have also manipulated or disrupted online access.
Fuel pump
What to look for when fueling a car
Going to the fuel station is as easy as it sounds but there are a few tips that may change your habits when it comes to filling the tank.
Mercedes-Benz GLB
The all new Mercedes Benz GLB compact SUV for the young professionals with families
The versatile compact SUV is a spacious family car and the first compact vehicle from Mercedes Benz to offer a third seat row on request with two additional individual seats.
Woman with a big belly measuring herself by yellow tape measure.
Belly fat linked to higher risk of premature death, regardless of your weight
Body fat (known as adipose tissue) plays an important role in our physiology. Its main purpose is to take glucose from the blood and safely store this energy as lipid inside our fat cells, which our body uses later for fuel.
A general view of a football stadium
Why England’s Premier League should bail out the lower leagues
The EPL owes much of its charmed existence to the myriad leagues that exist below it, most notably the EFL, feeding it not just with new clubs each year, but new players, and endless romantic tales—rags to riches success and, equally dramatic, falls from grace.
Online learning
Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are 7 tips to make it easier
Online tutorials, workshops and meetings are here to stay for the moment. To create safe, supportive and productive sessions, we need to build competent and confident speaking practices.
Rebecca Mbithi, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Family Bank,
Meet Rebecca Mbithi a transformative leader in the banking industry
Hardly a year into the job, Family Bank registered an historic and mind-boggling growth in profitability of 300% in the first three quarters of 2019, reflecting a huge jump from similar period in 2018.
Kenya Parliament in session
How Kenya courted a constitutional crisis over parliament’s failure to meet gender quotas
The 2010 constitution required parliament to enact a new law to give effect to this gender provision within five years of its promulgation. Despite six court orders directing it to do so, parliament has yet to enact the law.