CIVICUS discusses prospects for democracy in Guinea with Omolara Balogun, Head of Policy Influencing and Advocacy at the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), a civil society organisation ...

Over the past couple of months, governments in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya have enacted a steep rise of oppressive practices threatening democracy and fundamental rights. The normalisation of regime ...

Yet, a residual hope for the restoration of democracy remains. Diversity, equity and inclusion may not represent the definition of democracy, but they are its test of authenticity.

It also examines how the election outcome in Tanzania, which in essence solidifies the dominance of CCM, emboldens President Jakaya M Kikwete’s hand in tackling regional peace and security issues, and ...

President Zardari pays tribute to BB’s vision for democracy, national services, and great sacrifices on her 72nd birth anniversaryISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday reiterated ...

Governance: Democracy relies on elections, a separation of powers and the protection of individual rights. Fascism, conversely, is characterized by a single, often charismatic leader, centralized ...

Single-party hegemony Tanzania’s democracy has always been constrained, its political system dominated by the CCM since independence in 1961.

South Korea’s 2025 presidential election resulted in a decisive victory to Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party, rebuking former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law gambit. With control of ...

We need to wake up as a nation, as a democracy. There are so-called thought leaders such as Curtis Yarvin who believe in monarchy, the end of democracy in America. He has been on many right wing ...

The pan-Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere, has stated that Nigeria’s democracy and development are works in progress, requiring all hands to be on deck. The leader of the group, Reuben ...

With the 28 October election around the corner, Tanzania’s opposition has mounted a spirited campaign despite numerous impediments and attempts to discredit them. Their decision to rally behind one ...