Democracy and respect for human rights regressed in 80 countries between the start of the pandemic and September, reckons Freedom House. The only place where they improved was Malawi, the… Read more »
The Covid pandemic in Africa could well become a political emergency that threatens the democratic progress that countries across the continent have achieved in recent years, argue Alan Doss and… Read more »
Values are gaining increased prominence in foreign policy, driven not least by the China challenge (see above), says a new analysis from Chatham House, the London-based foreign policy think tank…. Read more »
In the runup to Guinea’s elections on Oct. 18, voters are grappling with a familiar-sounding problem: disinformation and a lack of transparency over who’s providing the news they’re getting, Bloomberg… Read more »
This week Ethiopia’s government entered the controversial sixth year of its five-year mandate. But the administration of Abiy Ahmed isn’t going anywhere… not even after a particularly violent summer, notes… Read more »
Sub-Saharan Africa’s youth are startlingly, evenly split – 48% – 48% – divided over whether democracy or stability (economically stable, one-party states) is more important for the future well-being of… Read more »
Sudan is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led the military to overthrow former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir in April last year, The Post reports. The… Read more »
Second time lucky – Malawi’s re-run election is a victory for democracy https://t.co/1w502qhZcG — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) July 2, 2020 Malawi held a do-over election and incumbent president Peter Mutharika of… Read more »
Financing the Revival of Sudan’s Troubled Transition https://t.co/eMUTAwlXwG via @crisisgroup — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) June 23, 2020 Sudan’s transition could easily veer off course without a reinvigoration of the… Read more »
The governments of Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Israel, New Zealand & Norway register the highest scores in our new index: they have performed best in managing the #public… Read more »