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Bye-bye Arusha Accords as Burundi solidifies one-party rule

Burundi is not the only authoritarian country in the region. Tanzania is restricting the opposition, media and civil society, while Rwanda controls any dissent

Antoine Kaburahe & Lewis Mudge

5 min read

In some of the countries having elections this year, the results will not only be determined by what happens on polling day.

ABIY AHMED

3 MAR 2020

Elections test Africa’s democracy

Nine countries will go to the polls this year, but most will be held amid violence and suppression

David Kode

6 min read