September 7

  • South Africa: Aftermath of Marikana [press release]

    Time to re-establish local and regional dispute resolution processes and to look to the national peace secretariat for lessons which can be applied today. Read more »



March 29

  • Senegal: Idasa Statement on Elections in Senegal [press release]

    The Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa), an African democracy institute, congratulates the Senegalese people and Senegal's new President elect Macky Sall on his election... Read more »

  • Mali: Idasa Statement on Military Coup [press release]

    The Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa), an African democracy institute, condemns the military coup in Mali that has overthrown the democratically elected government of... Read more »



September 14, 2011



May 16, 2011

  • South Africa: 'Say No To Vote Buying' [opinion]

    The local government elections are just a week away and the election campaigning season has been in full swing for some time now. Elections have become a key feature of South... Read more »



April 12, 2011



April 8, 2011



February 24, 2011

  • Africa: Citizens Come of Age [analysis]

    I have to admit that the Wikileaks saga distracted me.  I thought 2011 would be the year that access to information and freedom of the press pundits would fight it out with... Read more »



February 21, 2011

  • Swaziland: Govt Budget Lacks Checks, Balances [analysis]

    Public finance management reforms are the cornerstone of current efforts globally to mitigate the after-effects of the global economic and financial crisis that started in... Read more »

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