CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress, the very party that gave it freedom ...

UNIDENTIFIED VOTER #1: We can't even describe the feelings, but we are just so happy that at long last, we have been given this opportunity to vote. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Almost exactly 30 years ago, ...

Following the attempted coup in Benin on December 7, the Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist Achille Mbembe ...

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

Democracy is on the ballot in 2024. In about eight weeks, South Africa will become one of 70 countries that will vote for a new government. At a time when democracy is in crisis around the world, ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned against misinformation and false narratives that seek to portray South Africa as a ...

In a video message to commemorate Reconciliation Day, Steenhuisen said reconciliation is not about forgetting the past, but ...

When Nelson Mandela stood in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria in May 1994 as South Africa’s first democratically elected president, my country was brimming with optimism for its post-apartheid ...

South Africa's democracy faces a critical impasse: voters continue supporting the ANC despite its failures, while opposition ...