Category: This Week Tags: Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Sudan, Zambia
Category: This Week Tags: Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Togo
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan
Upcoming ElectionsSouth Africa General – May 8, 2019John Campbell at the Council on Foreign Relations: “South Africa’s national elections will take place on May 8. Looking toward that event, the African national Congress (ANC) and its leader, state president Cyril… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa
Upcoming ElectionsNigeria General – February 16, 2019Bloomberg: Nigeria’s Brutal Choice: Former Dictator or Alleged Kleptocrat Caleb Okereke profiles long-shot presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in African Arguments: “Sowore, backed by the African Action Congress (AAC) party, is determined to… Read More
Upcoming ElectionsNigeria General – February 16, 2019BBC reports: “Nigeria’s vice-president has said he is “safe and sound” after surviving a helicopter crash as he was on his way to an election campaign rally.” Presidential candidate Oby (Obiageli) Ezekwesili… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
On deck: Nigeria general (February 16); Senegal presidential (February 24); Madagascar parliamentary (March); Nigeria Rivers state gubernatorial and state legislature (March 2); Guinea legislative (overdue – mandates of current legislators expired January 13 – date not set for… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Upcoming Elections In addition to the elections below, we’re watching: Chad legislative and local (president has said they they will happen in the first half of 2019, but they have already been delayed several times and could be… Read More
Upcoming Elections in the NewsDemocratic Republic of the Congo General – December 23, 2018Washington Post reports: “Congo may be approaching its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power in nearly 60 years, but Joseph Kabila, who has been president… Read More
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Africa This Week – July 15, 2019
Last Updated: July 23, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia
Africa This Week – July 8, 2019
Last Updated: July 16, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Sudan, Zambia
Africa This Week – July 1, 2019
Last Updated: July 9, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Togo
Africa This Week – June 24, 2019
Last Updated: July 2, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan
Africa This Week – March 25, 2019
Last Updated: July 31, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsSouth Africa General – May 8, 2019John Campbell at the Council on Foreign Relations: “South Africa’s national elections will take place on May 8. Looking toward that event, the African national Congress (ANC) and its leader, state president Cyril… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa
Africa
Posted: February 14, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsNigeria General – February 16, 2019Bloomberg: Nigeria’s Brutal Choice: Former Dictator or Alleged Kleptocrat Caleb Okereke profiles long-shot presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in African Arguments: “Sowore, backed by the African Action Congress (AAC) party, is determined to… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Cameroon, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan
Africa This Week – February 4, 2019
Last Updated: February 14, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsNigeria General – February 16, 2019BBC reports: “Nigeria’s vice-president has said he is “safe and sound” after surviving a helicopter crash as he was on his way to an election campaign rally.” Presidential candidate Oby (Obiageli) Ezekwesili… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
Africa This Week – January 28, 2019
Last Updated: February 6, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
On deck: Nigeria general (February 16); Senegal presidential (February 24); Madagascar parliamentary (March); Nigeria Rivers state gubernatorial and state legislature (March 2); Guinea legislative (overdue – mandates of current legislators expired January 13 – date not set for… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week – January 13, 2019
Last Updated: January 29, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming Elections In addition to the elections below, we’re watching: Chad legislative and local (president has said they they will happen in the first half of 2019, but they have already been delayed several times and could be… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
Africa – December 10, 2018
Last Updated: December 18, 2018 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming Elections in the NewsDemocratic Republic of the Congo General – December 23, 2018Washington Post reports: “Congo may be approaching its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power in nearly 60 years, but Joseph Kabila, who has been president… Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo