More Women, but at What Cost? The Pitfalls of Reserved Seats...
On 9 August, Kenyans went to the polls for landmark general elections that featured the highest ever number of women candidates, resulting...
WATCH! The importance of ideologies and ideas in Africa – IDAP...
Check out the brilliant round table on the importance of ideologies and ideas in Africa.
https://youtu.be/iWHxNa8DePQ
The Role of Education in Women’s Political Participation in Kenya
Governments, researchers and stakeholders have often recognized education as the single most potent instrument for the emancipation of marginalised groups and for...
Protecting women during elections in Malawi
Do male leaders, who so often profess a commitment to gender equality (for example here and here), believe in it?
A study by...
Celebrating IWD 2022! Aspiring for gender parity in cabinets across Africa
For the last decade or so, more and more governments have moved in the direction of gender parity cabinets – the appointment...
OUT NOW: Eight brilliant Op-Eds from the Africa Comment Prize!
We are proud to present the finalists for the inaugural The Continent/Democracy in Africa Comment Prize!
After receiving an incredible 342...
How to change rape culture in Côte d’Ivoire
In August this year, Yves de M’Bella, a media personality in Côte d’Ivoire, brought a male guest, Kader Traoré, onto his prime-time...
What can African parties do to address gendered funding inequalities?
Gaining support from political parties has been an uphill battle for women aspirants and candidates in the 30 years since two of...
Does Decentralization Help Women Enter Politics?
According to the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development’s Policy Report on Gender and Development: 10 Years After Beijing, the transfer...
The Political Impact of Social Media: A Case Study on Uganda’s...
During the 2021 General Elections in Uganda, we monitored social media accounts belonging to nominated women candidates and highly vocal women to...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?