Reversing West Africa’s authoritarian turn
This article argues that West Africa’s slide toward authoritarianism can be stopped.
Library Country: Africa
Namibian President Hage Geingob Remarks on the Importance of Presidential Term Limits in Africa
President Geingob (Namibia) speaks about the importance of democratic term limits and respecting constitutionalism at the International Summit on Constitutionalism…
Environmental and Climate Policy in Africa
The African Union’s Agenda 2063 sets out the aspiration of African countries to focus on sustainable development. The continent has…
Women’s Political Participation: Africa Barometer 2021
The Barometer is a key resource of the consortium Enhancing the Inclusion of Women in Political Participation in Africa (WPP)…
Transitional Justice and Social Cohesion (re)Construction in African Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This document is about an event to discuss how for citizens, leaders and partners has become challenging to determine how…
The impact of the covid-19 crisis on constitutionalism and the rule of law in French- and Portuguese-speaking countries of central and West Africa.
This report analyses the discussion of a webinar on how the COVID-19 crisis has had an impact on the democratic…
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law in East Africa
This is a report of a webinar on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on constitutionalism and the rule of…
Financing of electoral processes: An investment for inclusive and sustainable democracy
This report is about a conference on the topic of financing elections, and how this has become a pressing issue…
La collecte de fonds pour les médias francophones d’Afrique – Nicolas Boissez
The GFMD Fundraising Guide for Media Development is now available in French. On this occasion, we meet Nicolas Boissez, communication…
Freedoms Under Threat: The Spread of Anti-NGO Measures in Africa
This report describes and analyzes the approaches that African governments are taking to impose restrictions that handicap NGO activity on…