The challenges of the election remain voter apathy, fractured opposition and a shrinking civic space.
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Besigye’s decision to break with the president put him in intense and prolonged personal danger.
The youth-led struggle for democracy in Uganda reflects a broader continental reality: young Africans want better leadership.
Biya’s triumph might herald a ‘quiet’ resignation.
Regardless of the legal reasoning and outcomes, President Alassane Ouattara’s fourth-term bid is a loss for democracy in Côte d'Ivoire.
Winning government from opposition broadly involves three stages: establishing competence, offering an alternative vision of government, and surviving the campaign.
Why does Paul Biya remain at the centre of Cameroon’s political ecosystem?
Young people are waiting more than three months for mental health care, and are struggling to cope while they wait.
Chadians’ trust in the democratic process has ceased completely. This bodes ill for a country that ranks as one of the poorest in the world.
In his budget reply on Thursday night, Dutton tapped into the electorally emotive issues of housing and immigration with the new measures he put forward.
The government and opposition have a duty to work towards creating a Kenya in which all citizens can live peacefully.
Calls to secede have been heard from time to time in Kenya – most often around elections.
Kenya’s electoral agency is tasked with enhancing and supporting constitutional democracy – any dysfunctions would have dire consequences.
While Russian public opinion polls show continued support for the war, there are questions about the polls’ reliability and indications that public approval of Putin is declining.
La présidentielle de 2024 s'annonce très disputée et représente un enjeu de taille pour les Sénégalais qui resteront les maîtres du jeu.
The country’s courts have already exhibited a significant level of maturity in rulings touching on the executive.
L'intérêt manifesté par l'ancien président Laurent Gbagbo pour la création d’un nouveau parti donne la possibilité de ré-imaginer la politique d'opposition en Côte d'Ivoire.
There’s not much the world can do to stop authoritarian rulers from persecuting their political opponents, as shown by the standoff over Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is ill and imprisoned.
Pres. Lukashenka of Belarus has stayed in power for 26 years by being a master tactician. But he has seriously mishandled opposition protests, says a Belarus-born scholar of Eastern European politics.
Being ‘Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition" during a pandemic is challenging, and the risks of getting it wrong are very high.
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