INTERVIEW! Whistleblowers: Angels, Villains, Or Bloody Fools?
DiA is pleased to announce a new collaboration with long-term reader and friend of the website, Stephen Kamugasa, whose interviews and podcasts...
The Politics of the Census in Sierra Leone
There have been several instances where successive governments do not trust national data from past governments. Sierra Leone is no different when...
Bad Education: The Politics of Fake Degrees in Sierra Leone
On the 26th March 2022, Dominion Christian University (DCU) located in Waterloo, Sierra Leone was seen in a video conferring fake honorary...
State Capture in South Africa: Was the Zondo Commission worth it?
South Africa’s judicial commission into state capture, known as the Zondo Commission, recently handed over the fourth part...
Democracy and Justice: A Case of Zambia’s Predicament on Political Victimization
The current government in Zambia has placed the fight against corruption among its top priorities. To this end, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC),...
NEW SEMINAR SERIES WITH IDCPPA: Join us for a webinar on...
Democracy in Africa is delighted to be joining forces with the fantastic Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa of...
A corruption scandal smoulders in Malawi, as Pres Chakwera fires cabinet
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera came to power promising to tackle corruption. But his handling of a deepening corruption scandal of state capture...
How presidential candidates buy-off disgruntled leaders and maintain their coalitions
As the August 9 general elections draw ever closer in Kenya, the month of April saw political party “nominations”, when the respective...
International anti-corruption: On the front page vs. under the radar
Anti-corruption will make international headlines in 2021, not just with the odd scandal but also due to the UN General Assembly convening...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?