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Anthropic report shows AI scaling cyberattacks and influence campaigns in Africa
Interpol says 55 per cent of reported cybercrime in Africa is AI-enabled, and an ISS analyst argues governments need AI usage rules and shared threat intelligence
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US reviews Tanzania ties after election violence
The United States has said it is conducting a comprehensive review of its relationship with Tanzania, citing concerns over religious freedom violations, speech restrictions, and violence surrounding October's disputed elections
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Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan is as repressive as John Magufuli, her predecessor
President Samia Hassan, who is seeking re-election this month, increasingly resembles her predecessor John Magufuli, who banned media, censored journalists, stifled the opposition and rigged elections before his death in 2021
Bobi Wine’s 2021 bid highlights youth vote challenge—and Museveni’s mastery
Despite widespread “youth wave” optimism, the NRM employed diverse, embedded strategies and tactics to obstruct Bobi Wine’s efforts to build a national youth constituency
Kenya’s election should ring alarm bells on digital influence campaigns
Online influencers played a significant role in shaping the outcome of Kenya’s 2022 election, partly by amplifying misleading narratives. African countries preparing for elections should be on guard
Idriss Déby, the reformer that wasn’t, leaves a painful legacy
Idriss Déby died from battlefield injuries days before he was to start his sixth term. Chad’s military announced a transition government headed by Déby’s son‘Scientific’ election looks likely to benefit incumbent
Attempts at Uganda’s scientific elections, unless judiciously regulated, will only propagate the usual refrain of electoral malpractices
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
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.More Elections
1 December 2017
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