In a twist of events Nkurunziza who scrapped term limits in 2018 opted not to run. However, the ruling party candidate has now won Presidential election.
Africa articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy on the ancient continent of Africa where fifty-four nations represent one of the great frontiers for democracy. Also see our World Democracy section! (FYI, Egypt is found in the Middle East section.)
Uganda: Drop Charges Against 19 Homeless Youth
HRW has asked Uganda’s Public Prosecutions Director to release of homeless youth arrested on grounds of breaking COVID-19 lockdown laws.
Mozambique: Journalist Feared ‘Disappeared’
Ibrahimo Abu Mbaruco is a Mozambican journalist missing since April 7, 2020. HRW urges government to investigate his disappearance, security forces’ role.
Pro-democracy actors’ powerful message at a time of moral crisis
The Chair of the EED says pro-democracy protests in countries like Algeria, Lebanon are a powerful message to Europe in a time of moral crisis.
Zimbabwe: missing pro-democracy campaigner’s wife appeals for president’s help
Itai Dzamara is a Zimbabwean pro-democracy campaigner who got missing five years ago. His wife, Sheffra Dzamara, has appealed for Mnangagwa’s help.
Arrested Zimbabwe Opposition MDC Activists Expected to Face Charges of Violence
At least 10 members of Zimbawe’s leading opposition party arrested Saturdary to appear in court Monday March 3, facing charges of promoting public violence.
Tanzanian Journalist Critical of President Magufuli Freed From Prison
Journalist Erick Kabendera, who was jailed last year after he criticized President Magufuli. A judge has ordered his release
Why the failure of the Arab Spring in Egypt is Mubarak’s Legacy
The push for democracy during the Arab Spring failed in Egypt. This was ultimately because of the groundwork laid down by the Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
Cameroon: The Ngarbuh Massacre
In complicity with armed ethnic Fulani, Government forces massacred several villagers in an Anglophone village in Cameroon, Human Rights Watch reports.
Zimbabwe’s Opposition MDC Youth Stage ‘Unplanned’ Protest in Harare
Zimbabwe’s economy has not improved since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power following a coup. The opposition has launched renewed protests.