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On February 6, 2025, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema held a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Prime Minister's Official Residence/CREDIT: Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat

Zambia’s Problematic Election: The Questions That Won’t Go Away

Nicole Beardsworth1 month ago1 month ago

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The Parliament of Sierra Leone/CREDIT: https://www.parliament.gov.sl/

Why Sierra Leone Should Retain the First Past the Post (FPTP) Constituency System

Ibrahim Barrie2 months ago2 months ago

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Zambia’s Quiet Campaign Masks a Competitive Election

Zambia’s Quiet Campaign Masks a Competitive Election

Nicole Beardsworth2 months ago2 months ago

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H.E. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the African Union/ CREDIT: Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia

An Election Without Peace: Ethiopia’s Chronic Legitimacy Crisis

Yohannes Woldemariam4 months ago4 months ago

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Kenyan President William Ruto CREDIT: Office of the Deputy President

Political Zoning in Kenya: Elite Strategy or Democratic Erosion?

Darmi Jattani and Oscar Ochieng4 months ago4 months ago

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Patrice Talon at USAID HQ/CREDIT: USAID

The Real Coup in Benin? Succession Without Political Change

David Asante-Darko6 months ago6 months ago

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Mahamudu Bawumia casting a vote

Polling, Prophecy, and Vote Buying: What Ghana’s Primaries Reveal About Democratic Forecasting

Ouborr Kutando7 months ago7 months ago

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Museveni’s Seventh Term and the Big Question for Uganda’s Democracy

Museveni’s Seventh Term and the Big Question for Uganda’s Democracy

Brian Mwaniki9 months ago9 months ago

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Democracy in Africa Is Fragmenting Into Three Paths

Democracy in Africa Is Fragmenting Into Three Paths

Andrew Wojtanik9 months ago9 months ago

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Political policing in Museveni’s Uganda: what it means for the 2026 elections

Political policing in Museveni’s Uganda: what it means for the 2026 elections

Jude Kagoro9 months ago9 months ago

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