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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.)

Arab Spring to Mauritania!

May 18, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Mauritania Soldiers Jeeps w Armor Near Civilians

Anti-Dictatorship Democracy Protests Grow as Regime Violence Amid Arab Spring to Mauritania

Filed Under: Democracy News Headlines, International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Arab Spring, West Africa

Algeria Election Brings Questions of Fairness, Vote Rigging

May 12, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Algeria Election Brings Questions

Leadership Decries Chaos of Arab Spring as Regional Neighbors Democratize and Algeria Election Brings Questions of Fairness and Accuracy

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Algeria, Arab Spring

Guinea Protesters Call For Democratic Elections

May 10, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Guinea Protesters Call For Fair Election

Long Delayed Elections Lead to Trajic Violent Clashes as Guinea Protesters Paralyze Conakry

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Democracy Protests, Guinea, West Africa

Boycotted Elections Seen as Test of Algeria Reforms

May 9, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Elections Seen as Test of Algeria Reforms

Arab Spring Democracy Push Puts Pressure on Ruling Dictatorship and is a Test of Algeria Reforms

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Algeria

Algeria Arab Spring Struggles to Bloom

May 7, 2012 by DC Editors 2 Comments

Algeria Arab Spring Struggles to Bloom

Violent History Overshadows Opposition’s Chances of Victory as Protest Brings Revolution to Neighbors But Should Observers Expect an Algeria Arab Spring?

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Algeria, Arab Spring

Search For War Criminal Joseph Kony Continues

May 4, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

War Criminal Joseph Kony Victims

War Criminal Joseph Kony Has Destroyed Communities and Lives Across Africa: Kony 2012 Campaign Sees Controversy as Multiple Nations Search For Warlord

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda

Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Government Writes New Constitution

May 4, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Constitution Immediately Criticised as 88 Year Old Mugabe Continues Zimbabwe Power-Sharing

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe

Tunisia Protesters End Weeks of Anti-Dictatorship Sit-ins

April 25, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Tunisia journalist released from jailed today

Anti-Dictatorship Sit-ins: Protests Reflect Strength of Tunisian Civil Society in Birthplace of Arab Spring

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Arab Spring, Tunisia

Crisis Talks as Leaders Meet After Two African Coups

April 21, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

After Two African Coups

After Two African Coups, Functioning Democracies Brought Down in Ancient Mali and Guinea-Bissau

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Guinea, Mali

Guinea-Bissau Junta Proceeds to Dismantle Democracy

April 19, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Guinea-Bissau Junta

Guinea-Bissau Junta Coup Leaders Place Failed Candidate in Charge of Country That Rejected Him

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Guinea, West Africa

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