William Ruto’s tenure is a how-to guide for sowing cynicism about democracy
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The president’s authoritarian instincts are propelling a spiral of violence
Kenya's sugar industry exemplifies how political elites extract rents through state controls, as President William Ruto's reforms…
Samia Suluhu Hassan has caused Tanzania’s most dangerous crisis since independence
The longer autocrats stay in power, the worse they become
A sham election, a massacre whitewashed
Rulers in Tanzania and Ivory Coast may be overestimating their countries’ stability
