Nic Cheeseman

"On Monday 15 May, the people of Lesotho woke to the news that one of the country’s most prominent journalists had been...

Along with Luka Biong and Edmund Yakani, DiA's Nic Cheeseman has authored a new report on How (not) to hold elections in...

Watch the recent roundtable on the role and impact of misinformation in Kenya's general elections, a joint event between Strathmore University and...

Join the workshop on misinformation and the Kenyan elections. All welcome on Zoom. Register by clicking...

The Carter Centre released its preliminary report on the Kenyan Presidential Election 2022 on 8 September 2022. The expert mission focussed primarily...

Note: this is a copy of @fromagehomme's Twitter thread here. For official fact checking organisations see @AfricaCheck_KE, @BBCFactCheck, @pigafirimbi and @debunkdotmedia. For...

Nic Cheeseman has written an obituary of his friend and Colleague Alex Magaisa for the Guardian newspaper. To read it click here....

Political ideas and ideologies shape how leaders behave and are central to efforts to legitimise the exercise of power. From Donald Trump’s...

Opinion polls play an important role in elections. They don't just tell us who might win - they may also create "bandwagoning"...

DiA's own Professor Nic Cheeseman and Sishuwa Sishuwa have written a political obituary of Zambia's "founding father" and first president Kenneth Kaunda,...