April 23
Togo: Togo Revises Constitution to Eliminate Term Limits - an Explainer
The ruling party's revision of the Togolese Constitution eliminates universal suffrage for the presidency while effectively shifting to a parliamentary system that evades… Read more »
March 13
Africa: Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa
Disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have surged nearly fourfold since 2022, triggering destabilizing and antidemocratic consequences. Read more »
February 07
Senegal: Making Sense of Senegal's Constitutional Crisis
The unprecedented attempt by Senegal's President Macky Sall to postpone presidential elections is legally dubious and has thrown the country into a constitutional crisis that will… Read more »
February 02
Mali: Assessing Mali's Non-Transition
The Malian military junta has repeatedly refused to honor its commitments to transition back to a democratic civilian government, resulting in mounting security and economic costs… Read more »
January 02
Congo-Kinshasa: Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo - a Persistent Crisis of Legitimacy
The Congo's chaotic elections failed to break the country's long legacy of fraudulent polls and plunged the government into a fresh crisis of legitimacy. Read more »
November 28, 2023
Chad: Chad's Constitutional Referendum Promises a Transition without Change - Or Stability
The highly controlled constitutional referendum organized by Mahamat Déby’s military junta appears intended to provide a degree of credibility to the military’s… Read more »