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: Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan
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 ElectionsTogo Local – June 30, 2019These elections are happening in the context of widespread protests that began in 2017 demanding the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbé, whose family has ruled Togo for 50 years, the longest-ruling family… Read More
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 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
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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 – 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 – 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 10, 2019
Last Updated: June 19, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsTogo Local – June 30, 2019These elections are happening in the context of widespread protests that began in 2017 demanding the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbé, whose family has ruled Togo for 50 years, the longest-ruling family… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Sudan, Togo
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
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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