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Livert Ngum articles

Livert Ngum is a journalist who writes for Democracy Chronicles from the city of Bamenda in Cameroon. She studied journalism and media at National Polytechnic Bamenda.

Zimbabwean activist doctor unable to recall details of his disappearance

By Livert Ngum - September 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

Zimbabwean activist doctor unable to recall details of his disappearance

Prominent doctor and activist Peter Magombeyi leader of Zimbabwe doctors’ strike was abducted and tortured but can’t recall details of his disappearance.

Filed Under: International Democracy, International Democracy Originals Tagged With: Africa, Democracy Protests, Money Politics, Zimbabwe

Bangladesh: Internet Blackout on Rohingya Refugees

By Livert Ngum - September 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Bangladesh: Internet Blackout on Rohingya Refugees

New telecommunications and internet restrictions on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh will disrupt critical humanitarian and emergency services, HRW.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Bangladesh, Democracy Charity, Internet and Democracy

Another spate of xenophobic violence in South Africa

By Livert Ngum - September 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

Another spate of xenophobic violence in South Africa

September 2, 2019, South Africa recorded another spate of xenophobic violence against foreign national in South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg.

Filed Under: International Democracy Originals Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

16 August 2019 Zimbabwe Protests, State Repression and the Urgency of Political Reforms

By Livert Ngum - August 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

16 August 2019 Zimbabwe Protests, State Repression and the Urgency of Political Reforms

Repression of 16 August 2019 Zimbabwe protests places the Southern African nation more on the path of instability. Zimbabwe needs urgent political reforms.

Filed Under: International Democracy, International Democracy Originals Tagged With: Africa, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe National Dialogue? Mnangagwa peace call in view of protests

By Livert Ngum - August 13, 2019 Leave a Comment

Zimbabwe National Dialogue? Mnangagwa peace call in view of protests

Protests are a democratic right but tensions building to protests slated for August 16 make a Zimbabwe national dialogue a way forward in Zimbabwe.

Filed Under: International Democracy Originals Tagged With: Africa, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Zimbabwe

How Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Risked Lives

By Livert Ngum - June 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

How Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Risked Lives

The Myanmar government should immediately lift internet restrictions imposed on nine townships in Rakhine and Chin States, Human Rights Watch said today.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Burma, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech

The African Union and the Struggle for Democracy in Africa

By Livert Ngum - December 13, 2018 1 Comment

African Union and the Struggle for Democracy in Africa

The AU hopes that an African-run system for observing and assessing democratic elections in the continent will help bring a democratic peace that can enable development in the continent.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, African Union, Dictatorships

Chimpanzee Democracy: Legitimacy And Collective Decision-Making

By Livert Ngum - October 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

chimp vote

A male chimpanzee can only win the right to be leader of his community if he gains popular support. If chimps can be this organized, what is to be said of humans? Are we doing any better?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Election Science

Honey Bees Practice Democracy. What We Can Learn From Them?

By Livert Ngum - October 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Honey Bees Practice Democracy

Democracy is not unique to human societies. Democratic practices are tightly woven into the very fabric of nature and guide the behavior of several animal species including the humble honeybee.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, Election Science, Worldwide

What is the Way Out of the Endless Gerrymandering Debate?

By Livert Ngum - September 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Endless Gerrymandering Debate

A working redistricting process attempts to redress a problem identified by the Founding Fathers: How to account for population changes over time.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Political Debates, Redistricting

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Reconciliation will be crucial to the success of elections in Somalia in 2021

By Abdiweli Hassan

Despite great optimism, insecurity and a fractious political space mean reconciliation will be crucial to the success of elections in Somalia in 2021.

Returning Citizens Await Legal Rulings in Florida Voting Rights Case

By Steve Schneider

Attorneys for 17 Florida residents argue they can register to vote after they finish their prison sentence, and complete parole or probation. Not so, says the Republican governor.

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After a Month of Countrywide Protest, The Iraqi Prime Minister Resigns

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“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East

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