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Kenyan President William Ruto CREDIT: Office of the Deputy President

Can Kenya’s parliament stand up to President Ruto?

Oscar Ochieng & Darmi Jattani2 weeks ago2 weeks ago

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CREDIT: Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

Why things got worse after Ruto took power in Kenya

Westen K Shilaho3 weeks ago3 weeks ago

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CREDIT: Supporters attend a meeting of the 11 opposition candidates in Antananarivo on 21 October 2023. Photo by RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images

Madagascar’s 2023 presidential elections are already in trouble

Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison3 weeks ago3 weeks ago

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Ghana: Soaring Public Debt and Democratic Challenges

Ghana: Soaring Public Debt and Democratic Challenges

Felix Kumah-Abiwu & Jeffrey Haynes4 weeks ago4 weeks ago

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Is the next coup coming to an African state near you?

Is the next coup coming to an African state near you?

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja2 months ago2 months ago

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Democracy Challenged in the 2022 Presidential Succession in Kenya: The African Imperial President

#BookClub: Democracy Challenged In Kenya’s 2022 Presidential Succession

Jeffrey Steeves2 months ago2 months ago

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Authoritarian business as usual in Zimbabwe following flawed elections

Authoritarian business as usual in Zimbabwe following flawed elections

Leon Poshai2 months ago2 months ago

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Local elections in Cote d'Ivoire

Local elections signal the death of coalition politics in Côte d’Ivoire

Sebastian van Baalen & Tor Richardson Golinski2 months ago3 months ago

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Ghana: To coup or not to coup? Is that the question?

Ghana: To coup or not to coup? Is that the question?

Jeffrey Haynes3 months ago3 months ago

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Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi speaks in parliament. GCIS:Flickr

Neither a saint nor a stooge: Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Zulu nationalist

Henning Melber3 months ago3 months ago

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