Kenyan election: Only compromise between parties can guarantee poll
Fresh analysis from Nic Cheeseman of the upcoming presidential election in Kenya, scheduled for 26 October. Can a credible poll be organized in time,...
DIA BOOK CLUB: Political Thought and the Public Sphere in Tanzania:...
Does democracy have the same meaning in all places and at all times? Emma Hunter explores this question in her book: Political Thought and...
The state of democracy in Africa
In his regular column for the Daily Nation, our co-editor Nic Cheeseman asks how we should define, measure, and systematically understand democracy across the diverse...
Electoral Reform in Nigeria: The Manipulation of the Electoral Bill 2021
The Electoral Bill 2021 is still waiting to be passed by the Nigerian legislature, having missed the two initial deadlines...
Lesotho elections: newcomers win, power changes hands, but politics will...
The 2022 national elections in Lesotho will go down in the country’s history as among the most eventful. A party formed only...
Why some African Autocrats love Political Decentralization
Lovise Aalen and Ragnhild Louise Muriaas explain why political decentralization should not be confused with democratization in Africa. On the contrary, widespread popular political...
Making Sense of DR Congo’s Stunning Political Turnaround
Until December 2020, the Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC) of ex-president Joseph Kabila held a majority of 338 out of 500...
When is it legitimate to break the law? Reflections on the...
Following the recent Bram Fischer Memorial Lecture at the University of Oxford, Nic Cheeseman reflects on when it is legitimate to break the law....
Ghana’s new Chief Justice has a tough job on her hands
The country’s second female Chief Justice inherits a judiciary that is still reeling from an undercover media investigation that revealed endemic corruption, writes Michael...
Rwanda: Liberation by numbers?
Our co-editor, SJ Cooper-Knock takes a look at Rwanda, which is often praised for leading the way on women's representation in parliament. What do the...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?