H.E. Gov Fashola Speaks on Development and Democracy in Nigeria
His Excellency Babatunde Fashola, Governor of Lagos State, came to Oxford on Monday to talk about how he has set about reforming Lagos—one of...
Sata Wins! Opposition Secures Rare Victory in Zambia
Opposition leader Michael Sata has won the Zambian presidential election at the fourth time of asking. This makes Zambia one of the only countries...
Zambia Goes to the Polls
On Tuesday Zambians will go to the polls to elect a new president and parliament. The most likely outcome is a period of divided...
Thomas Carothers Speaks on Democracy Promotion in Africa
Thomas Carothers, the respected expert on democracy promotion at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, has given a talk in Oxford University on democracy promotion...
African Elections as Vehicles for Change
I have just published an article on when African elections actually lead to political change in the Journal of Democracy. The aim of the...
Elections and Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Kenya
A few weeks ago I was invited to join a panel on ‘Electoral processes in Africa: a vehicle for democratization or for instability’ at...
Launch of Our Turn to Eat
The idea for Our Turn to Eat came about while walking back from the National Archives in Nairobi, Kenya, after Daniel Branch quipped that...
Launch of DiA
Welcome to Democracy in Africa, a new website dedicated to creating an online community of people that are interested in, and care about, the...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?