While there are legitimate political and economic headwinds, there are also reasons for optimism.
Brian Atuheire Batenda and Andrew Karamagi explore why the recent Kenyan presidential election was such a close call, given the ‘obvious’ contrast between the two men.
Libya’s competing domestic actors are being exploited by foreign powers seeking to downplay their role in the fragile country.
Coups attract attention and action, but the manipulation of polls is the real threat to electoral democracy.
Angola’s August 24th general elections underpinned façade democracy. Public institutions such the National Electoral Commission (CNE) and the Constitutional Court (TC) have acted as the gatekeepers...