a research, teaching, & policy collaboration
Zambia's democracy needs a savior, and many believe that savior just might be the newly elected President Hichilema. Since his election in 2021, Hichilema's Zambia has seen massive reductions in …
Continue Reading about Fraud in Zambia: Can Investigating Corruption Hurt Democracy? →
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 …
Continue Reading about Democracy – The Cost of Rwanda’s Recovery? →
Chad is a country that relatively obscure to those who seldom follow African politics. A google search of Chad will produce the TV series ‘’Chad’’. However, Chad is in a very strategic location in …
Continue Reading about Idriss Deby Poised to Serve a Sixth Term →
Social media and democracy often share a love-hate relationship in the Global South. In many cases, the blessing of free communication arrives alongside an infectious misinformation curse. In Nigeria, …
Continue Reading about WhatsApp Drives a Double-Edged Sword Through Nigerian Democracy →
Rising terrorist attacks are continuing to threaten the fledgling Burkinabè democracy. After Burkina Faso overthrew its authoritarian leader Blaise Compaoré in 2014 and elected Roch Marc Christian …
Continue Reading about Terrorism and Democracy in Burkina Faso →
Just because a new government 'checks all the boxes' of a democracy doesn’t mean it’s going to run smoothly. The conditions under which a democratic society is born have lasting impacts on the …
Continue Reading about Pre-Existing Condition: Scars from Apartheid Keep a Young Democracy Down →
The international community has difficulty punishing leaders who undermine electoral power transitions through democratic channels. In August 2020, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced …
Continue Reading about A Pandemic of “Third-Termism” in West Africa? →
Foreign aid: a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries _Dean Acheson_ The issues of foreign aid have always involved in corruption and inefficiency since …
Continue Reading about Foreign aid hinders the construction of Democracy in Africa by Hoang Nguyen →
