South Africa before the elections
New hope at the Cape? On May 29, 2024, elections will be held in South Africa for the national assembly…
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Delivering results for the South: The Bretton Woods system we need
In partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, the Africa Center is proud to present a joint report,…
Why is it important to support women politicians in Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is among the top 30 countries in the world in terms of the number of women parliamentarians. In 2023,…
Towards greater inclusion in Kenyan political parties
For a long time, there was no real inclusion of persons with disabilities in political parties, recalls Nickson Kakiri, President…
Togo’s Constitutional Conflict
On 4 April 2024 Togo postponed its parliamentary and regional elections to 29 April after an initial one-week extension for…
The case for African social infrastructure
Africa is in urgent need of social infrastructure to support its rapidly growing population. As the demand for education, housing,…
Investigating the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Financial Resource Mobilisation among Non-Governmental Organisations in Burkina Faso
The interwoven, yet complex relationship between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the sociopolitical context in which they operate has long…
The business of poverty migration in Niger
The European Union is expanding cooperations with Mediterranean countries from Tunisia to Egypt and Lebanon in a bid to stop…
Another Off-Cycle Election Season in Nigeria
Nigerians in Edo and Ondo will go to the polls on September 21 and November 16, respectively, to elect state…
Why Africans hold the future of global democracy in their hands
By the end of 2024, the face of political Africa will—theoretically—no longer be the same. With nineteen elections scheduled this…