Understanding the lessons of Kenya’s 2017 elections
What does the Kenyan election of 2017 have to tell us about the capacity of the country's constitution to reduce winner-takes-all dynamics and promote...
How to clean an election
DiA's Nic Cheeseman joined Svein-Erik Helle (UiB) for a fascinating discussion of how to fight back against electoral manipulation as part of the Breaking Bad...
New dictionary provides nuanced insights into the language of African politics
A new dictionary of African politics is much more than just a collection of words argue Eloïse Bertrand, Nic Cheeseman and Sa'eed Husaini.
Every country has...
Why democracy is better for development than authoritarianism in Africa
DiA's own Nic Cheeseman has spent some of the last couple of months going through the Bertlesmann Transformation Index to understand the implications of...
PODCAST: Was the Nigerian election free and fair?
The Nigerian president election results are out and the incumbent, President Buhari, has conformably defeated his main rival Atiku Abubakar. But does the low turn...
Why Democracy and Authoritarianism Are Both on the Rise in Africa
DiA's own Nic Cheeseman looks at the trends in democracy and authoritarianism in Africa over the last few years, and identifies an increasingly divided...
The Big Debate: Should aid only go to democracies
Should UK aid only be given to democracies? On Thursday 31 January 2019 a high profile set of policy actors and thinkers - including...
Why there’s a case for giving foreign aid to authoritarian regimes
Should democracies give foreign aid to countries that are not democracies? That’s the topic I will be debating with leading thinkers from Islamic Relief,...
DiA: The Best of 2018
This year has been a great one for DiA, with a new website, a new editorial team, and new features ... read on for...
Podcast: How to Kill a Democracy
In a new documentary for the BBC, DiA's very own Nic Cheeseman was interviewed about the most effective ways to kill a democracy, and...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?