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Voters in Namibia. An Afrobarometer survey found 72% turnout of the continent’s voting population. Photo: Gianluigi GuerciaI/AFP
AFRICA

Africa is speaking. Is anyone listening?

Citizens want to participate but there is a lack of reciprocity from institutions

  • Nyasha Mpani
4 min read
Low vote: Independent Electoral Commission officials in Maseru. Lesotho is one of the African countries where support for elections has fallen in the past decade. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP
AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD

Bridging the divide – citizens, civil society and the African Union

Civil society organisations and the AU need to pool their resources to solve the continent’s most pressing problems

  • Monique Bennett
6 min read