August 06
Guinea: A Stagnant Transition in Guinea
The increasing repression of Guinea's military junta and shrinking space for dissent risk derailing the promised transition to civilian government while deepening the country's… Read more »
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 »
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 »