Democracy

Zimbabwe August polls marred by delimitations flaws

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has started the ball rolling for the 2023 general election that will be held in...

Ramaphosa consolidates power as he dithers on cabinet reshuffle

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in a fix barely a year before the 2024 general elections. He is...

Episode #13: The place of youth and women in Nigeria politics

For the first time since the return of democracy in Nigeria, there is excitement among young voters regarding Saturday’s...

Episode #12: Framing Democracy – How the media is covering Nigeria poll

The media plays a pivotal role in preserving and protecting democracy. As Nigerians go to the poll to elect...

Nigeria Decides: Views from the Diaspora

Tomorrow, Saturday 25th February 2023, Nigerians go to the polls in an election that has been described as the...

Episode #9: Tanzanian politician Tundu Lisu’s return from exile and President Samia Suluhu’s efforts at broadening civic space

An attempt on his life that left him for dead with 16 bullet wounds led Tundu Lissu to life...

Kenya’s Raila Odinga makes fresh election rigging claims against President William Ruto

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed not to recognize William Ruto as president following fresh election rigging claims...

A divided electoral commission: Who was really fighting to save Kenya’s democracy in the August 2022 elections?

Today, three IEBC commissioners retire after quite an interesting journey running Kenya’s election agency. Their retirement brings back to...

Steering the Zambian Economy, Hakainde Hichelema’s wins ft Paul Shalala

In this episode, we speak to Paul Shalala, an award-winning Zambian journalist who works with the national broadcaster ZNBC and...

What next for Ramaphosa after narrow win at ANC congress

President Cyril Ramaphosa is walking wounded after the African National Congress leader (ANC) secured a narrow victory in the...

Zambia Abolishes Death Penalty And Defamation Of The President

Zambia has abolished the Death Penalty and Defamation of the President, two colonial-era pieces of legislation which have been...

Why Mnangagwa’s USD 40,000 house loan for Zimbabwe MPs was a bribe

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his last act of the 2022 financial year bribed MPs with US$40, 000 in...

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