How post-violence Mali vote holds many dangers amid simmering unrest and unresolved battles
West Africa articles on Democracy Chronicles
West Africa is a core region of democratic progress in the world and also a region where many of the challenges to better and more widespread world democracy are evident. West Africa here will include fifteen countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Nigerian content on Democracy Chronicles is so extensive, it won't be automatically included here, just click the link above. Also check out our section on World Democracy.
Togo’s Crucial Elections Declared Free and Fair
Monitors from African Union and ECOWAS delegations declare Togo’s crucial elections a success
Holding Crucial But Delayed Togo Elections
Can African state hold free and fair vote amid delayed Togo elections and crippling partisanship?
Elections See Many Mali Presidential Challengers
Mali Presidential challengers have seen destabilizing political chaos but hopes are high for once democratic country
More Violence Heading Into Mali Elections
Embattled nation strives to reclaim its democratic credentials after coup and amid violence but heading Into Mali elections that seek some stability
Soccer Players Unite for Liberia Peace
Many of Africa’s most popular soccer legends come to support peace and reconciliation in post-war country as soccer players unite for Liberia
Can Elections Heal Troubled Mali?
Democracy was carelessly tossed aside by coup but new elections coming to help heal troubled Mali
First Senegal-born German Seeks Election
Pioneer and geoecologist Karamba Diaby seeks to become first in history Senegal-born German to be elected to national Parliament in country ditching racism
Hope Grows for Fair Guinea Elections
African democracy wins crucial support as opposition supports fair Guinea elections
Equatorial Guinea Dictatorship Holds Fake Vote
As election farce begins, democracy’s absence revealed in Equatorial Guinea dictatorship hold