Institutions

As attention turns to opposition parties’ petitions against Nigeria’s disputed 2023 presidential election, it is time to revisit the failure of the...

As I argue in my recent article Extending Term Limits, Constitutional Referendums and Elections in Francophone Africa, all of the five most...

Along with Luka Biong and Edmund Yakani, DiA's Nic Cheeseman has authored a new report on How (not) to hold elections in...

Globally, people hold different understandings of what democracy is. In the current moment of global democratic precarity, the way mass publics understand...

Despite suggestions that the 2022 elections saw less overt “tribal” politicking, ethnic politics continues to be part of Kenya’s economic, social and...

In March this year, a drone plummeted through the sky and into the dense bush of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique, landing...

Over the last several weeks, Kenya has experienced the sudden appearance of major street protests throughout much of the country. On Friday,...

Today we launch a new series on Internet shutdowns and control in Africa, with ten great new insights from authors from across...

Early this year, the Centre for Research on Democracy (CREDO) at Stellenbosch University launched a nationwide essay competition open to undergraduate students...

After two years of ravaging war, the Tigray Regional State’s government, represented by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and...