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Mar 13, 2024 | democracyinafrica.org | itarian Regimes |Olumba E. Ezenwa |Olayinka Ajala |Dan ThomasAntonia Paget

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 27. Ecowas, which was formed in 1975, is a regional political and economic union of 15 mainly former British and French colonies located in West Africa. The withdrawals come as no surprise. Throughout west Africa, there is growing frustration with Ecowas over its struggle to ensure security in the region.

Mar 11, 2024 | democracyinafrica.org | Nic Cheeseman |Dan ThomasAntonia Paget

Hear Dan Banik interview the brilliant Boniface Dulani on his fantastic In Pursuit of Development podcast. The landscape of democracy in Africa is characterized by a dynamic interplay between achievements and obstacles, particularly as the continent approaches a pivotal year with numerous elections scheduled in 2024.

Mar 4, 2024 | democracyinafrica.org | Nic Cheeseman |Dan ThomasAntonia Paget

By December 2024, Ghana will have achieved 32 years of uninterrupted democracy. In stark contrast to neighbours that are democratically regressing or being destabilised by coups, Ghana has long passed the Huntington test of two transfers of power. However, its democracy is not yet fully consolidated, and amid concerns about vote buying and electoral violence, most Ghanaians believe there is still some way to go.

Feb 29, 2024 | democracyinafrica.org | Dan ThomasAntonia Paget |Nic Cheeseman

A consensus has long held in a corner of political science that as African politicians speak, they make valence appeals. Valence appeals are defined in contrast to programmatic or positional appeals, in which politicians appeal for popular support by taking positions on what policies ought to be (‘I, like you, esteemed citizens, believe in policy X’).

Nov 23, 2023 | thechanzo.com | Dan ThomasAntonia Paget

Wapendwa CHADEMA,Je, ni jambo lisilo la kawaida kwa mimi kuwaandikia kwa njia hii, ni nani hukiandikia chama cha siasa, tena kinachoongoza upinzani Tanzania, barua ya wazi kama hii? Nimetumia muda wa takriban miaka tisa, nikisoma na kuandika kuhusu mapambano yenu, ikiwemo mbinu, mafanikio na vikwazo mnavyokumbana navyo. Hata hivyo, sijawahi fikiria kuwa hili linanipa haki ya kuwaandikia na bado sifikirii hivyo. Ni rahisi kuwaambia watu wengine kuhusu nyinyi.