South Africa’s polls have been praised for adhering to international election best practice. But, they are not without problems.
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There are question marks over whether Nigeria’s upcoming elections will be credible.
Countries that regulate political party funding do so to preserve their sovereignty and integrity of domestic politics.
African countries’ adoption of e-government platforms hasn’t served the majority of their citizens.
The DRC’s Constitutional Court has upheld Felix Tshisekedi’s presidential election win.
Confidence in democracy in the DRC will be built through incremental steps.
Felix Tshisekedi may have clinched DRC’s presidency but the road ahead won’t be a smooth one.
Referenda have their place in democracy, but can also be misused.
The DRC could be the exception after a year in which opposition parties fared badly across East and Central Africa.
Mali has had a tumultuous 2018, and 2019 might not be any better.
Surveys shows that the majority of Africans prefer democracy, despite its flaws, to the alternatives.
It’s been an eventful year for the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country prepares for elections.
The ANC has lost so much support among its traditional voters it’s now forced to look beyond them to retain power.
Can Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili become the next Nigerian president?
Electoral support by trade union federation Cosatu has been a huge asset for South Africa’s governing ANC.
Incumbent Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta will be Mali’s next president but an unremarkable first term, and a flawed election, could put a dent in his legacy.
Zimbabwe’s new president promised to deliver the country citizens want but the nation remains on edge.
Nigerians go to the polls in 2019 in an election that the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari wants to win by any means necessary.
Emmanuel Shadary is President Joseph Kabila’s preferred presidential candidate meaning that Kabila could remain in power if not in office.
If the MDC-Alliance claims Zanu-PF and Zimbabwe’s electoral commission rigged the elections, the onus is on them to prove it.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in African History, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Research Associate, Dept of Anthropology & Development Studies and Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Head of Department, Public and Environmental Law Department, University of Limpopo
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Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), University of South Africa
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Associate Professor, International Development Studies; Associate Dean, Menno Simons College, University of Winnipeg
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), Nelson Mandela University
