The Role of Parliament in Public Debt Management in Zambia
Debt can be an important mechanism for governments to invest in development and infrastructure, or respond to crises. However, over…
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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,…
People Dialogue Festival – Democracy Festival in Kenya
In March 2024, the Kenyan “people’s meeting,” the People Dialouge Festival, was held for the sixth time. The festival took…
Chinese Digital Satellite TV: Exporting Propaganda to Rural Nigeria
This research brief discusses the African Satellite Digital television project which was officially launched in Nigeria in 2019 by the…
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…
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…
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…