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A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.
It’s all too common for local scholars to be sidelined in what are supposed to be genuine research partnerships.
Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa.
An African court with international criminal jurisdiction which has been debated but never been put into operation could be an option if Africa withdraws from the ICC.
Cuban doctors have specific expertise in dealing with diseases like malaria which remains a major problem in Kenya.
More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
Elections are easy to rig, and they give authoritarian leaders a veneer of legitimacy they badly need.
No one is immune to change in leadership that has led many African presidents to lose their coveted top job.
Too often developments in one country are seen in isolation. In southern Africa events in one affect others in the region.
The past 12 months provided further evidence of the danger of democratic backsliding in Africa. But it also saw powerful presidents suffer embarrassing setbacks in a number of countries.
Gambia became a symbol for democratic change earlier this year when former dictator Yahya Jammeh was peacefully ousted through the ballot box. Now Europe wants its Gambian immigrants to return home.
Until African political systems become less majoritarian and do a better job of protecting the rights of minorities, the true benefits of a democratic government are unlikely to be realised.
West African leaders have nursed the idea of a common currency for the sub-region since the turn of the century. But conditions for member countries to make this happen appear unattainable.
The African pushback is as a result of the ICC’s own Africa strategy.
West African health systems were weak before the IMF got involved. Sadly, the policy reforms demanded by the IMF in exchange for loans have undermined governments’ ability to repair these problems.
The adoption of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance five years ago raised hopes for a new democratic Africa. But its ideals remain elusive for many parts of the continent.
The end of Yahya Jammeh should be celebrated, but his democratic neighbours had the strongest of hands to play.
Attempts to deepen democracy in Africa by limiting presidential terms to two have not entirely quashed a culture of entitlement to rule. Glimpses of it persist, much against citizens’ wishes.
Although Ecowas and the AU made sure that Yahya Jammeh stepped down after losing the elections in The Gambia, caution is warranted in assuming this heralds a trend against African dictatorships.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Director of Programs, Human Rights Center; Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law, University of Dayton
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Senior researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior lecturer, University of Ghana
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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Lecturer, Political Science Department, University of Ghana
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Associate Professor, Global Political Sociology, Roskilde University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
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Reader, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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PhD candidate in Political Studies at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand