New Ideas

Nic Cheeseman has written an obituary of his friend and Colleague Alex Magaisa for the Guardian newspaper. To read it click here....

The importance of ideas & ideologies in Africa 19 JULY 2022 4:00 PM UK/Nigeria, 5:00PM...

No one who stood in one of the long snaking queues outside polling stations on 27 April 1994 will ever forget the...

Democracy in Africa is delighted to be joining forces with the fantastic Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa of...

You are invited to join a new research network study of the history and impact of African political thought. The name for...

It has been more than a year since a war broke out between the federal government of Ethiopia and the regional government...

You can now watch the video of the fantastic high level round table on Decoding Digital Democracy in Africa organised by Democracy...

Political ideas and ideologies shape how leaders behave and are central to efforts to legitimise the exercise of power. From Donald Trump’s...

Research shows that political elites tend to favour their home region when distributing resources. But what explains how political power is distributed...

Across a continent where large sections of the population feel disconnected from meaningful citizenship, there is an urgent need to redefine and...