VIDEO: Traditional Leaders and Democracy in Africa – WATCH NOW!
Watch the inaugural joint webinar of the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa at the University of Cape Town...
How Isaias Afwerki’s gamble in Ethiopia is endangering Eritrean sovereignty
Since the conflict in Tigray started in 2020, Eritrea has become further entangled in Ethiopian politics. Young Eritrean conscripts assigned to the...
Join the new “Ideas in African Politics” Network now!
You are invited to join a new research network study of the history and impact of African political thought. The name for...
Diversifying Africa’s militaries may be the key to successful democratization
The plight of African democracy is worsening. Global trends toward democratic backsliding have not spared the continent with incumbent leaders violating constitutional...
The scourge of popular coups in Africa
The recent spate of coups in Africa has generated considerable attention and concern. Between 1999 when the African Union (AU) was established...
How international actors encourage coups in Africa
The 82 coups Africa experienced between 1960 and 2000 were devastating for the continent—contributing to the instability, corruption, human rights abuses, impunity,...
AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES & AFRICA – LAUNCH & INTRO!
Here at Democracy in Africa we are delighted to be launching one of our Special Issues, this time looking at the question...
Authoritarian regimes and democratisation in Africa: China and Russia compared
When the "third wave" of democratisation swept across much of Africa in the aftermath of the Cold War, hopes were high that...
Investor Confidence Low in the Horn of Africa, as Geopolitical Competition...
During a visit to Africa, former US President Obama stated that the Horn of Africa - that is, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and...
Africans want consensual democracy – why is that reality so hard...
It has become common to argue that most Africans are not that committed to democracy. Commentators often suggest that Africans care more...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?