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Why don’t young people vote? In Uganda, the law doesn’t want them to
The elections take place in January/February 2021. Scores of young voters will be ineligible to vote – despite meeting the age requirement at the time of the election. Considering that over 75% of Uganda’s population is below 30, the implications could be significant
March 31, 2020
Opinion
Politics & Policy
Colonial rule is to blame for the failure of democracy in Africa
By elevating powerful local leaders over their communities, the colonial era undermined pre-existing checks and balances and helped institutionalise repressive forms of government in Africa
November 5, 2019
Opinion
Victory gives Ramaphosa’s ANC last chance to reform and solve South Africa’s ills
More popular than his party for the first time since Nelson Mandela in 1994, and more trusted than the leaders of the opposition, Ramaphosa can claim to have saved the ANC’s bacon in the 2019 general election
May 11, 2019
Opinion
Politics & Policy
Sudan coup: How protesters upped the ante and forced al-Bashir from power
Following months of protests, and a prolonged sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum, Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was placed under house arrest on April 11 as the country’s military prepared for a transitional government
April 14, 2019
Opinion
It’s becoming clearer that Mnangagwa is not Zimbabwe’s saviour
The last few days have wiped out any trust people might have had in the ability of the November 2017 coup that toppled Robert Mugabe to bring democratic and socio-economic rights to Zimbabwe’s long-suffering people
January 23, 2019
Politics & Policy
Quality of Uganda’s institutions and policies unchanged in 2017 – World Bank
The quality of Ugandan government policies and institutions remained unchanged in 2017, according to the World Bank's annual sub-Saharan country policy and institutional assessment report
September 12, 2018
Opinion
Politics & Policy
Zimbabwe’s historic elections: Change, but no change
Both presidential candidates and political parties in Zimbabwe's election promised peace and a new beginning. But, when the chips were down and the votes began to show a familiar trend of Zanu-PF dominance, both parties resorted to old tactics.
August 2, 2018
Politics & Policy
Why elections don’t always equal democracy: the case of Kenya
The turn of events in favour of President Kenyatta is not surprising. It suggests that the process of free elections was never intended to help the country democratise. This mirrors events in other seemingly transitioning countries such as Zimbabwe or Senegal
December 1, 2017
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