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Dec 9, 2024 | 
journalofdemocracy.org | John J. Chin |Nic Cheeseman |Gabrielle Lynch |Justin Willis
The West African democracy is one of the continent’s most enduring, but it shouldn’t be taken for granted. It’s a bulwark for democracy beyond its borders. By John J. ChinDecember 2024On 7 December 2024, Ghanaians went to the polls for the country’s ninth general election since the return of multiparty politics in 1992.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Gabrielle Lynch
The removal of Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy. The difference this time around is the process. Historically, presidents have fired their deputies. But the adoption of a new constitution in 2010, saw the introduction of a process for impeachment – for both the president and the deputy – that’s run by the legislature. This is the first time it’s been used.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
theafricanmirror.africa | Gabrielle Lynch
THE process of removing Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy. The difference this time around is the process. Historically, presidents have fired their deputies. But the adoption of a new constitution in 2010, saw the introduction of a process for impeachment – for both the president and the deputy – that’s run by the legislature. This is the first time it’s been used.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Gabrielle Lynch
By Gabrielle Lynch, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
The process of removing Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy. The difference this time around is the process. Historically, presidents have fired their deputies.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Gabrielle Lynch
The process of removing Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy. The difference this time around is the process. Historically, presidents have fired their deputies. But the adoption of a new constitution in 2010, saw the introduction of a process for impeachment – for both the president and the deputy – that’s run by the legislature. This is the first time it’s been used.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
democracyinafrica.org | Nic Cheeseman |Nicholas James Westcott |Gabrielle Lynch |Mikhail Nyamweya
For decades, media and academic analysis of African politics has emphasised instability, political violence, and male dominance. Yet a brilliant new article by Zoe Marks for the Journal of Democracy entitled “African Popular Protest and Political Change” reveals that in fact Africa stands out as the region globally with the largest number of nonviolent campaigns both in the 1990s and since.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
democracyinafrica.org | Micha Wiebusch |Gabrielle Lynch |Tsoloane Mohlomi |Dannie Verity
Have you ever felt frustrated when you are working on something and someone comes along and tells you, “you should do it this way”? Or, they even say “you should do it my way”. Or worse, they just push you aside and do it themselves, or they threaten or even apply physical force if you do not do it their way. That sense of annoyance, when receiving the “advice”, and in its extreme variation, the loss of dignity when being physically coerced, is at the core of this book.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
democracyinafrica.org | Tsoloane Mohlomi |Gabrielle Lynch |Tessa Diphoorn |Naomi van Stapele
Lesotho Member of Parliament (MP) Tšepo Lipholo’s recent proposal to have Lesotho’s former army commander Tlali Kamoli released from prison after arguably spending the last 7 years undeservedly behind bars is again most likely to be shot down just like several other previous attempts in Lesotho’s past administration.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
thekenyatimes.com | Gabrielle Lynch
Countrywide protests, police killings, mass arrests and calls for the president to stand down. This is Kenya in 2024 – and, for many, it’s evoking memories of another era: the 24-year-rule of Daniel arap Moi. However, Kenya is a very different country today with a new constitution, an array of institutional reforms and a freer media environment. This means that Moi-era strategies are no longer available to, or will no longer work for, Kenya’s current president, William Ruto.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Gabrielle Lynch
By Gabrielle Lynch, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
Countrywide protests, police killings, mass arrests and calls for the president to stand down. This is Kenya in 2024 – and, for many, it’s evoking memories of another era: the 24-year-rule of Daniel arap Moi. However, Kenya is a very different country today with a new constitution, an array of institutional reforms and a freer media environment.
