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Members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), the most prominent vigilante group in the region/CREDIT: Voice of America (VOA).
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Why Vigilantes and Boko Haram are parallel actors in Lake Chad’s hybrid security order – and why that matters

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Silent Protest: Ghost Town Tactics as Electoral Resistance in Cameroon

Joseph Lasky9 months ago10 months ago
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2025 Presidential Election in Cameroon. A Decisive Turning Point or More of the Same?

Numvi Wallace1 year ago1 year ago
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“Democracy is Demonic”: God and politics in Africa

Craig Bailie2 years ago2 years ago
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Can Democracy Win Over West Africa’s Military Juntas?

Komlan Avoulete2 years ago2 years ago
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Russia has tightened its hold over the Sahel region – and now it’s looking to Africa’s west coast

Olumba E. Ezenwa and John Sunday Ojo2 years ago2 years ago
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As the opposition wins in Senegal, is democracy in Africa really “backsliding”?

Nick Westcott2 years ago2 years ago
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Do Africans support regional efforts to defend democracy, and why?

Mwita Chacha3 years ago3 years ago
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Rethinking democratic backsliding: How the global rise of authoritarianism is misunderstood, and why it matters

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Signal interrupted: When state security goes rogue

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