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Jeffrey Smith
Jeffrey Smith is the founding director of the pro-democracy nonprofit organisation, Vanguard Africa
The Trump era is over. But the fight for democracy is just getting started
A respected and robust United States — with all of our flaws, mistakes and missteps — can be good for the defence of democracy, not least in Africa
End the pandemic of violence against women activists
In countries such as Uganda, Zimbabwe and Egypt female champions are beaten up, sexually abused, jailed and even “disappeared”
The pandemic is being used to erode democratic freedoms. Civil society must fight back
Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers
Even before the vote, Zimbabwe’s election is not credible
Eight ways in which the election has already been rigged
Pierce Lesotho’s fog with facts
Bad reporting in and on the country is poisoning its politics ahead of elections.