Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Upcoming ElectionsMali Parliamentary – Due June 2019 (postponed indefinitely) and Regional and Local – Due November 2019 (delays likely)Freedom House Rating: Partly Free – Government Type: Semi-Presidential Republic Preparations for the upcoming elections, which have been delayed multiple… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Upcoming ElectionsMauritania Presidential – June 22, 2019Mauritania’s incumbent came to power in a military coup and the country is rated “not free” by Freedom House, but some hope that political space could be opening up, albeit slowly. While… Read More
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 23, 2019 (postponed from February 16)Hours before polls were set to open, Nigeria’s election commission announced that the elections would be delayed a week, to February 23, due to unspecified “challenges.” BBC: “Nigeria… Read More
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
Meta
Test
Tag: Nigeria
Africa This Week – August 26, 2019
Last Updated: September 6, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week – August 12, 2019
Last Updated: August 24, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week – July 29, 2019
Last Updated: August 16, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Category: This Week Tags: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Africa This Week – June 17, 2019
Last Updated: June 26, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsMali Parliamentary – Due June 2019 (postponed indefinitely) and Regional and Local – Due November 2019 (delays likely)Freedom House Rating: Partly Free – Government Type: Semi-Presidential Republic Preparations for the upcoming elections, which have been delayed multiple… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Africa This Week – June 3, 2019
Last Updated: June 11, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsMauritania Presidential – June 22, 2019Mauritania’s incumbent came to power in a military coup and the country is rated “not free” by Freedom House, but some hope that political space could be opening up, albeit slowly. While… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, 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 This Week – February 18, 2019
Last Updated: March 25, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsNigeria General – February 23, 2019 (postponed from February 16)Hours before polls were set to open, Nigeria’s election commission announced that the elections would be delayed a week, to February 23, due to unspecified “challenges.” BBC: “Nigeria… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal
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