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When former president Jerry Rawlings had to stand down and the ruling party ran John Atta Mills — a considerably less charismatic figure — as its presidential candidate, the Ghanaian opposition found a way through.
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How opposition parties in Africa can make friends and influence people

Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while…

  • Nic Cheeseman
7 min read
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Iconic political figure, Mamadou Dia, dies

First prime minister and key politician, Mamadou Dia, was at the centre of Senegal’s first major post-independence crisis in 1962.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
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Key Senegalese politician, Mamadou Dia, dies

The first prime minister of Senegal, Mamadou Dia, who has died aged 98, was at the centre of his country’s first major post-independence crisis.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read