Zimbabwe’s ruling party since the 1980s, The Zimbabwe African National Union — Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)’s, appeals to democracy and national interest in regard to their proposed Patriotic Bill should …
Democracy – The Cost of Rwanda’s Recovery?
Paul Kagame’s presidency has been plagued with accusations of election rigging, suppression of free speech, and unjustified imprisonment of political opponents from the very beginning. Succeeding …
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Ethiopia’s Ethnic Conflict Leads to Harsh Decrease in Rights
Since November of 2020, Ethiopia has been consumed by the ongoing conflict between the national government and rebels from the northernmost part of the country. This conflict however, has had a wide …
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Kenya’s Troubling Relationship with “Fake News”
Following drastic changes to its constitution, along with a notably peaceful election cycle, Kenya seemed to be making great strides in its democracy during the 2010s decade. However, the pervasion of …
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Why Democracy Was Abandoned Amidst a Civil Crisis in Burkina Faso
On January 24th, 2022, the army of Burkina Faso successfully waged a coup against their government and took control of the country. Led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the Patriotic …
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Non-Partisan and Non-Violent Ghanaian Youth on the Streets: Can They #FixTheCountry?
Started on Twitter with the hashtag #FixTheCounrty and then spread onto streets in the form of non-violent protests. This August, Ghanaian youth have demonstrated against the political elite for the …
2012 Malian Crisis: Multidimensional Erosion of Democracy
The situation in Mali in 2012 can be examined by two major events. First, the military coup and the collapse of the democratic regime which led to the suspension of the constitution; and second, the …
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Linguistic Divisions: Lasting Impacts of Colonialism in Cameroon
Cameroon is a country facing three major humanitarian emergencies: the Anglophone Crisis/Ambazonia Civil War, conflict with the terrorist organization Boko Haram in the Far North, and a massive …
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