Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have left the most important West African regional bloc due to escalating tensions over their democratic decline, leaving room for… Read More »ECOWAS Split Spells Trouble For Democracy In West Africa
President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone Senegal’s elections threatens the country’s democratic identity. The weather in Dakar is forecast to be sunny and warm all… Read More »Democracy Deferred In Senegal
Unlawful Transition Marks a New Chapter After almost two years of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests, the transitional government in Chad will hold a… Read More »Will Referendum in Chad Lead to Democracy?
At the end of July, citizens in the Central African Republic will vote on a new constitution that would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to run for president… Read More »Referendum Threatens Democracy in Central African Republic
By Abdullahi Jimoh As Nigeria’s newly-elected president Bola Tinabu seems to be making his mark by undoing many of his predecessor’s policies – another battle is… Read More »Questions Arise About Youth Commitment To Democracy After Nigerian Elections
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr Julius Maada Bio, has said that Democracy and the rule of law are not… Read More »Democracy, Rule Of Law, Not Foreign Concepts To Africa – President Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone
By Andrew Firmin Thulani Maseko knew speaking out in Eswatini was a risky business. An activist and well-known human rights lawyer, he’d previously spent 14 months… Read More »Eswatini: Democracy A Matter Of Life And Death
A series of military coups in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso since 2021 resulted in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposing “hard sanctions” on… Read More »Restoring Democracy To West Africa A Mixed Picture
By Dumisani Mupfurutsa On 15 September, the United Nations observes the International Day of Democracy. “Strengthening democracy also means embracing genuine participation in decision making… Read More »The State Of Democracy In Africa
“I’m devastated because the life of a brilliant, dedicated and young journalist has been cowardly cut short. I’m angered because journalists in Ghana have never felt safe, despite our role very clearly recognized and sealed by the country’s constitution”