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What role for democracy in a multipolar world?

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Coups in West Africa – Is France to Blame?

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WATCH THE CEDAR ROUNDTABLE: Is democratic backsliding really happening?

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How political assassinations are killing African democracy

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Why we shouldn’t expect rapid democratic progress in Tanzania

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The Moral Economy of Elections in Africa is out now!

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