Gabon and Togo’s recent decision to join the Commonwealth seemed like a blow to France – but was it?
Johnson is not the first world leader to prioritise his own ambitions over meaningful governance.
Wole Soyinka’s writing has explored the same themes for decades.
Despite being almost erased from history, Sithole’s ideas are still relevant today.
The presence of fringe presidential contenders is a marker of maturing democracies.
