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Uganda’s return to the dark days of Idi Amin

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How tenure elongation and a lack of term limits weakens the integrity of elections in Africa

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Parent power key to schools’ performance

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Benin’s democratic crisis is deepening, but no one is paying attention

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Local government elections: Covid-19 adds to IEC’s challenges

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Crafting credible election commissions in West Africa

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Pandemic vote: What will the local government elections look like?

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Stop Zambia’s digital squeeze

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Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

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The futility of elections: Re-thinking democracy in East Africa

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Simple interventions could cut violence against women

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Populism faces test in Uganda and Kenya

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