In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters in increasingly sophisticated ways. But it also strengthened democracy in other areas.
Africa's democracies have grown stronger during a period in which the world is backsliding on democracy.
Locals accuse a fishmeal factory of polluting their waters.
Ensuring meaningful participation of women in the transitional government can be a first step toward achieving gender equality in a future Sudan.
The ruling National Resistance Movement has undermined Uganda's democracy.