December 14, 2022
Africa: Digital Divide: Who in Africa Is Connected and Who Is Not
Price of service may be a more important barrier to connectivity than service coverage. Read more »
December 06, 2022
Botswana: Many Batswana Feel Unsafe and Fear Crime
Half of Batswana say they felt unsafe walking in their neighbourhoods at least once during the past year, while about the same proportion feared crime in their homes, a recent… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Uganda: Damage Control: Ugandans Want Govt Action On Environmental Problems Affecting Their Communities
Citizens rank deforestation and trash disposal as top priorities. Read more »
November 14, 2022
Ghana: Ghanaians Say Climate Change Is Making Life Worse
Ghanaians say the government and ordinary citizens share responsibility for fighting climate change, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Lesotho: Basotho Endorse Equality for Women
Almost three-fourths (73%) of citizens say women should have the same chance as men of being elected to public office. Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: Two Decades Of Gauging Public Opinion - Looking Back At Afrobarometer's Remarkable Journey
Bratton, Gyimah-Boadi, & Mattes. It sounds like a law firm. No, it’s a group of eminent professors and thought leaders driven by a vision of making African voices a key… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Malawi: Under One Government After Another, More and More Malawians Live in Poverty
Three-fourths of citizens experienced moderate or high lived poverty during the past year. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Angola: Angolans Say Government Must Act On Climate Change, Even If It's Expensive
Citizens also want climate action from business and industry, developed countries, and ordinary people. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Ghana: Amid Persistent Gender Inequalities, Ghanaians Give Negative Ratings On Government Efforts to Close Gaps
Gender inequalities persist in Ghana, and citizens expect greater government efforts to erase them, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows. Read more »
October 03, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans See Gender-Based Violence As Most Important Women's-Rights Issue to Address
Majority say domestic violence should be treated as a criminal matter, not a private matter to be resolved within the family. Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: Support for Elections Weakens Among Africans
For Africa watchers, the 1990s ushered in a period of democratic renewal (Joseph, 1997; Schraeder, 1995). Democracy's retreat globally over the past decade (Freedom House, 2019)… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Uganda: Climate Change Worsens Life in Uganda - Citizens Want Collective Action to Mitigate It
Among Ugandans familiar with climate change, eight in 10 (80%) want the government to take immediate action to limit climate change, even if it is expensive, causes job losses, or… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Africa: African Citizens' Message to Traditional Leaders: Stay in Development, Stay Out of Politics
Chiefs enjoy positive ratings on trust, performance, listening, and lack of corruption Read more »
August 31, 2022
Lesotho: Gender-Based Violence Tops the List of Women's-Rights Issues to Be Addressed
A majority (53%) of Basotho say violence against women is a "somewhat common" (28%) or "very common" (25%) occurrence in their community. Read more »
Nigeria: Women Face Persistent Disadvantages, Rate Government Efforts to Close Gender Gaps Poorly
In Nigeria, women remain at a disadvantage compared to men, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Mauritius: Mauritians View China and India's Influence As Positive
A large majority of Mauritians perceive India's and China's economic and political influence on the country as positive, a recent Afrobarometer survey indicates. Read more »
August 17, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzanians Endorse Taxation but See Tax Evasion As Widespread
Almost half (46%) of Tanzanians say people in the country "often" or "always" avoid paying their taxes. Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: AD541 - Nigerian Women Face Persistent Disadvantages, Limited Support for Gender Equality
In Nigeria, only slim majorities say women should have the same rights as men to get a paying job (53%) and to own and inherit land (51%). Men are far less likely than women to… Read more »