Popular disappointment in elected governments was a prominent trigger for coup makers.
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The majority of South Africans want government to regulate the mining industry more tightly to reduce its negative impact on the environment.
Traditional institutions represent, for many African citizens, the most immediate form of governance.
The very low public trust in the Ghanaian police suggests a crisis of legitimacy.
Kenya’s confidence crisis is a problem because people need to believe the judiciary is acting independently if it is to play its role.
Surveys shows that the majority of Africans prefer democracy, despite its flaws, to the alternatives.
Togo illustrates the difficulty of moving away from personalised politics.
Local governance can have a real effect - positive or negative - on the quality of schooling.
Gabon has the lowest trust ratings of any election commission among the 36 African countries surveyed by Afrobarometer.
Across the continent, citizens’ perceptions of health care show several barriers to access and better health for all.
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Director of Research, Centre for Democratic Development Ghana
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Konstanz
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Senior Research Officer and the Afrobarometer Project Manager for Anglophone West Africa, Centre for Democratic Development Ghana
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Afrobarometer Project Manager for Francophone West Africa, based at the Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP), African School of Economics
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Senior economist, IFC, World Bank Group
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Researcher, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
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Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
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Lecturer (Political Economy), University of Cape Town