The workshops were convened against the background of what many observers have called the ''second wave of liberation in Africa.'' Authoritarian regimes are being challenged by individuals and ...
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – The leadership of the Catholic Church in Tanzania is in mourning following the killing of hundreds of people after thousands took to the streets to protest the re-election of ...
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Osinbajo urges accountability, better services to save African democracy
Former Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has warned that declining public trust in democratic institutions is putting democracy under pressure across Africa, urging governments to strengthen ...
In Zimbabwe, a weakened opposition and civil society lack the necessary tools to hold the regime accountable. Furthermore, shifts in international actors’ tactics toward Zimbabwe have made it easier ...
One central weakness in Ghana’s democratic consolidation lies in the attitudes and actions of its political parties in elections. Grassroots party “foot soldiers” are often the on-the-ground agents of ...
Hardly a month goes by without news of another unconstitutional change of government on the African continent. These can take one of three forms. The first is a military coup d’état or violent change ...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Thursday described the country’s democratic system as a source of stability in West Africa, positioning it as a model for the region amid ...
Ennaji’s title stakes a claim before the introduction begins. Framing a study of social movements across a 112-year span—from the eve of the French and Spanish protectorates in Morocco to the ...
Morocco was one of only seven African countries to record an increase in demand for democracy over the past decade, according to a report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and research network ...
GRACE D'ALMEIDA ADAMON is an attorney and an advocate of democracy in Benin. She served on the High Council for the Republic, which was the team that directed the transition. AUGUSTINE AINAMOU is a ...
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