As key opposition members lose seats in their strongholds, it is clear that Tanzania’s ruling party is set to establish a super-majority that will institute a deeper authoritarian agenda.
Ethiopia has been ruled by a coalition since 1991.
Reuters/Irada Humbatova
Corruption has become entrenched in Ethiopia because of the political dominance of a single party – the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front.
A Zambian opposition protester is arrested during a past election: Instances of serious violence have increased dramatically this time around.
Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko
Danielle Resnick, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
As Zambia prepares to go to the polls again the entire party system is in flux, electoral violence has been worryingly frequent and the country’s democratic credentials are increasingly in doubt