This online panel discussion will zoom out over the African continent, with our expert panellists deconstructing the trends – progressive and regressive – that are currently shaping the continent and its politics.

Prof Nicola de Jager, Associate Professor of Political Science at Stellenbosch University; Prof Derick de Jongh, Director of UP’s Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute; Prof Christopher Isike, Professor of African Politics and International Relations in UP's Department of Political Sciences; and Moeletsi Mbeki, National Chairman of the SA Institute of International Affairs will be in conversation with journalist and strategic communications practitioner Sebenzile Nkambule.

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During this discussion you will gain insight into:

• Elections in Nigeria and Zimbabwe in 2023, and what the outcomes and expectations portend;
• Trends in other African countries’ elections that might be seen in South Africa’s 2024 election, especially other African countries governed by coalitions;
• What is at stake in Sudan’s conflict, and what this might mean for peacekeeping efforts in the region;
• Whether South Africa’s ‘friendship’ with Russia is a threat to the country’s relations with the West; and
• What Uganda’s recent anti-gay bill and Namibia’s recent progressive court ruling on same-sex marriage say about trends in human rights laws in Africa.