The COVID pandemic provided a fertile ground for misinformation across Africa as elsewhere, prompting a group of journalists in South Africa to turn the crisis into an opportunity by launching… Read more »
The acclaimed documentary film President, which premiered and won a Special Jury Prize at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, is “a riveting and epic reminder that, while individuals and ideals… Read more »
The COVID pandemic preyed more on weaker democracies and fragile states while political systems with strong rule of law and separation of powers have proved more resilient, notes the new… Read more »
Human rights activists, civil society groups and opposition figures criticized the U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Burundi. The US ended visa restrictions imposed on eleven individuals complicit in human… Read more »
The Biden administration has seemingly made a decision to err on the side of inclusiveness, as several states guilty of undermining democracy (Poland, the Philippines, India) have found themselves on… Read more »
Sudan’s military has announced a deal to reinstate Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, just under a month after dissolving his government in a coup, Reuters reports. The military leadership on Sunday released… Read more »
Despite a heavy-handed crackdown by Sudan’s military in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities, pro-democracy activists called today for an escalation of protests against last month’s military coup, a day… Read more »
Fresh insights on how to create civic spaces in authoritarian settings: small steps matter https://t.co/zZMfLbjn4c via @TC_Africa — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) November 17, 2021 Closing civic space is a critical… Read more »
U.S. officials are concerned by democratic backsliding across Africa, which has seen a wave of military coups in recent months — notably including in Sudan, where a coup last month… Read more »
African elections will be relatively scarce in 2022. But the few presidential elections that are due to take place will illustrate why Africans are frustrated by the gap between democracy’s… Read more »