2,000 prisoners who were arrested during political unrest in 2015 and 2016 will be released
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.)
The AU Must Help Ensure Free and Fair Zimbabwe Elections
The AU should act to strengthen the new government’s capacity to deliver credible, peaceful, free, and fair elections later this year
Kenya crisis: Ruling party and opposition both claim presidency
Opposition leaders are standing firm in their refusal to recognize the Kenyatta administration
Namibian Opposition Parties Seek Coalition for 2019 Elections
Namibian opposition parties have different views on calls urging them to form a coalition grouping for the 2019 elections
People of South Sudan Suffer on Bottom of World Freedom Index
Once again, South Sudan is ranked among the least democratic countries in the world according to Freedom House
From mediator to mobiliser: The Catholic Church in DR Congo
After having played a mediating role in DR Congo’s political crisis, the Catholic Church is now defying Kinshasa
The Benefits of the Nigerian Presidential System of Elections
Nigeria’s borrowed presidential constitution has revealed greater potential for unity and stability than the erstwhile parliamentary system
Kenyan Women Protest in Push For Constitutional Gender Rule
Hundreds of women marched through Nairobi on Monday to protest the president’s failure to name women to at least one-third of government positions, as Kenya’s constitution requires. Two weeks ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled a Cabinet shakeup, naming nine people for high-ranking government positions. Not one of the nominees was a woman. The president also […]
South Africa’s ruling ANC confirms discussing Zuma exit
South Africa’s ruling ANC party confirmed Monday that discussions were underway on President Jacob Zuma leaving office, but said no date for his departure had yet been agreed. Zuma has been under growing pressure to resign since he was replaced as head of the African National Congress in December by his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa. The […]
The incredible story of Liberia’s departing President Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize as a champion of women’s rights, is stepping down after making history as Africa’s first elected female president in Liberia. Taking the reins of a nation that had just emerged from a civil war leaving an estimated 250,000 dead, Sirleaf will be remembered for maintaining […]