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Building Bridges for Women in Seirra Leone Politics

Feb 27, 20242 min read

Building Bridges for Women in Seirra Leone Politics

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Senegal Crisis: Policy Expert Omolara Balogun Rallies Democratic Governance and Inclusive Policies in Sahel

Feb 21, 20243 min read

Senegal Crisis: Policy Expert Omolara Balogun Rallies Democratic Governance and Inclusive Policies in Sahel

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Who’s in charge here? West Africa coups complicate UN diplomacy

Sep 27, 20234 min read

Who’s in charge here? West Africa coups complicate UN diplomacy

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Rising coups in West Africa

Sep 27, 20233 min read

Rising coups in West Africa

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Youth Activists Fear Limited Public Awareness Can Affect Sierra Leone’s 2023 Elections

Jun 13, 20233 min read

Youth Activists Fear Limited Public Awareness Can Affect Sierra Leone’s 2023 Elections

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Elections: The bane of Nigeria’s existence

Apr 25, 20237 min read

Elections: The bane of Nigeria’s existence

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Election bureaucracies, Office of the Citizens and the future of democracy in Nigeria

Mar 29, 20234 min read

Election bureaucracies, Office of the Citizens and the future of democracy in Nigeria

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Africa decides 2023: Elections in the shadow of humanitarian crisis

Feb 14, 20235 min read

Africa decides 2023: Elections in the shadow of humanitarian crisis

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Africa’s 2023 Elections – Africa Center for Strategic Studies

Feb 14, 202329 min read

Africa’s 2023 Elections – Africa Center for Strategic Studies

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Nigerian military, security agencies meet INEC, assure general elections will be rancour free

Feb 9, 20234 min read

Nigerian military, security agencies meet INEC, assure general elections will be rancour free

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ECOWAS committed to helping Burkina Faso fight terrorism – Akufo-Addo

Jun 11, 20212 min read

ECOWAS committed to helping Burkina Faso fight terrorism – Akufo-Addo

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Mali suspended from ECOWAS

May 31, 20212 min read

Mali suspended from ECOWAS

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Has Mali’s transitional government really changed anything?

May 11, 20212 min read

Has Mali’s transitional government really changed anything?

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2020 general elections the most successful – EC

Apr 27, 20212 min read

2020 general elections the most successful – EC

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Let’s find ways to end electoral violence, deaths — Dr Chambas

Apr 27, 20212 min read

Let’s find ways to end electoral violence, deaths — Dr Chambas

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Democracy Under Threat in Benin

Apr 14, 20212 min read

Democracy Under Threat in Benin

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BENIN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2021

Apr 13, 20211 min read

BENIN: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2021

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One protester killed in Benin days before polls: Health official

Apr 9, 20213 min read

One protester killed in Benin days before polls: Health official

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Protests erupt in Benin days before high-stakes election

Apr 8, 20212 min read

Protests erupt in Benin days before high-stakes election

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Ghana 2020 Elections: Abusive Language on Radio Declined by 79%

Apr 2, 20212 min read

Ghana 2020 Elections: Abusive Language on Radio Declined by 79%

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Voter Apathy: Nigerian legislative election witnesses 3% turnout

Mar 30, 20212 min read

Voter Apathy: Nigerian legislative election witnesses 3% turnout

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How tenure elongation and a lack of term limits weaken the integrity of elections in Africa

Mar 29, 20215 min read

How tenure elongation and a lack of term limits weaken the integrity of elections in Africa

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New book reveals what drives election rigging – and when citizens resist it

Mar 10, 20215 min read

New book reveals what drives election rigging – and when citizens resist it

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Supreme Court dismisses Mahama's 2020 election petition

Mar 4, 20212 min read

Supreme Court dismisses Mahama's 2020 election petition

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Mahama’s Petitioners Were Woeful – Akoto Ampaw

Feb 25, 20214 min read

Mahama’s Petitioners Were Woeful – Akoto Ampaw

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Liberia: NEC Board of Commissioners Reaffirms Frank Foko’s Victory in District 9 By-election.

Feb 11, 20211 min read

Liberia: NEC Board of Commissioners Reaffirms Frank Foko’s Victory in District 9 By-election.

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Election petition: Supreme Court to decide whether Jean Mensa mounts witness box

Feb 10, 20211 min read

Election petition: Supreme Court to decide whether Jean Mensa mounts witness box

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CSOs demand electronic transmission of results in Electoral Bill

Feb 10, 20212 min read

CSOs demand electronic transmission of results in Electoral Bill

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Benin presidential candidate wounded in gun attack

Feb 9, 20212 min read

Benin presidential candidate wounded in gun attack

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Wanted: credible electoral system for Nigeria

Feb 5, 20218 min read

Wanted: credible electoral system for Nigeria

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Anambra poll: Time is running out for passage of electoral act

Jan 28, 20214 min read

Anambra poll: Time is running out for passage of electoral act

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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo Addo sworn in for a 2nd term

Jan 11, 20211 min read

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo Addo sworn in for a 2nd term

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Military Presence In Parliament Low Point For Ghana – CSO’s Observe

Jan 11, 20213 min read

Military Presence In Parliament Low Point For Ghana – CSO’s Observe

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Guinea - Militarised Elections

Ysé Auque-Pallez

May 7, 20204 min read

Guinea - Militarised Elections

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The Constitution may be Overthrown if the General Elections don’t Happen on Schedule

Ysé Auque-Pallez

May 5, 20207 min read

The Constitution may be Overthrown if the General Elections don’t Happen on Schedule

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Implications for the Conduct of the 2020 Elections in Ghana

Ysé Auque-Pallez

May 5, 202011 min read

The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Implications for the Conduct of the 2020 Elections in Ghana

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Cameroon: Election Violence in Anglophone Regions

Ysé Auque-Pallez

May 1, 202012 min read

Cameroon: Election Violence in Anglophone Regions

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West Africa's key polls in 2020: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Togo

Ysé Auque-Pallez

May 1, 20203 min read

West Africa's key polls in 2020: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Togo

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Democracy in West Africa

Ysé Auque-Pallez

May 1, 20206 min read

Democracy in West Africa

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Possible scenarios for the post-legislative period in Mali

Ysé Auque-Pallez

Apr 30, 20203 min read

Possible scenarios for the post-legislative period in Mali

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Legislative elections in Mali: "The North voted more than usual", according to Minusma

Ysé Auque-Pallez

Apr 30, 20206 min read

Legislative elections in Mali: "The North voted more than usual", according to Minusma

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Covid-19 confines elections and blurs Macky's mandate

Ysé Auque-Pallez

Apr 30, 20204 min read

Covid-19 confines elections and blurs Macky's mandate

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Benin’s Unrest Reflects a Broader Worrying Trend in West Africa

Ysé Auque-Pallez

Apr 29, 20204 min read

Benin’s Unrest Reflects a Broader Worrying Trend in West Africa

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West Africa's Democratic Progress is Slipping Away, Even as Region's Significance Grows

Ysé Auque-Pallez

Apr 29, 20204 min read

West Africa's Democratic Progress is Slipping Away, Even as Region's Significance Grows

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Elections in the time of COVID-19 – What can West Africans do to prepare?

Ysé Auque-Pallez

Apr 29, 20203 min read

Elections in the time of COVID-19 – What can West Africans do to prepare?

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Assessing Africa’s 2020 Elections

Ysé Auque-Pallez

Apr 29, 202011 min read

Assessing Africa’s 2020 Elections

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Examining Togo’s Implausible Election Results

Mar 25, 20205 min read

Examining Togo’s Implausible Election Results

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West African Leaders Are Rolling Back Democratic Gains

Mar 25, 20208 min read

West African Leaders Are Rolling Back Democratic Gains

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