The Globalist

The Zuma era is finally over. What a mess he left behind.

A rapidly approaching emergency in Cape Town threatens to spill over.

Though the economy suffered during his tenure, Zuma was a shining example of what a better life could mean for rural South Africans.

With South Africa’s president out, what lies ahead for South Africa and the rest of the African continent?

Are the Beijing Olympics a pinnacle of China’s rise — or a pitfall?

As the fixtures of the 1980s make their exit in Africa, attention turns to the 90s dictators.

Two 1980s coup leaders move up the African strongman rankings with the removal of Mugabe from power.

The new fourth-longest-ruling African leader is an absolute monarch.

After Mugabe’s exit, Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang remains unchallenged for the title of the world’s longest ruling dictator.

Cameroon’s Paul Biya now takes the place of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe as Africa’s second-longest ruling leader.