Menu Close

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa

Links

Displaying all articles

Des manifestants barricadent une rue en réaction au report de l'élection présidentielle à Dakar, au Sénégal, le 9 février. Photo: Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images.

Sénégal : la crise électorale de 2024 met en évidence des problèmes plus profonds impliquant Macky Sall et son dauphin

Les tentatives de report l'élection au Sénégal montrent des problèmes de gouvernance sous l'administration de Macky Sall et les faiblesses de son successeur désigné, Amadou Ba.
Protesters barricade a street in reaction to postponement of the presidential election in Dakar, Senegal on 9 February. Cem Ozdel/Anadolu via Getty Images

2024 Senegal election crisis points to deeper issues with Macky Sall and his preferred successor

Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
When politics interferes in universities – overtly or discreetly – it makes higher education less autonomous. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

How political interference keeps hurting Africa’s universities

Africa’s universities supposedly became more independent after the early 1990s. But it appears they haven’t achieved much more than cosmetic autonomy from political interference.

Authors

More Authors