The Open Society Barometer, an annual global survey from Open Society Foundations launched on September 12, 2023, reflects the positive and negative aspects of the state of democracy worldwide.
The survey found that young people around the world - Generation Z, those born between 1996-2010, and millennials, those born in the early 1980s and the late 1990s - "hold the least faith in democracy of any age group, presenting a grave threat to its future".
The recent epidemic of coups in Africa, including military take-overs in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon, has triggered the inevitable question: Is multi-party democracy on the retreat?
Launched in September 2023, the Open Society Barometer serves as a global reality check, painting a picture of the attitudes, concerns, and hopes of people across 30 countries--making it one of the largest studies of global public opinion on human rights and democracy ever conducted. see more »
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians accused of undermining democracy, noting that this was part of the action to advance democracy and tackle corruption in Nigeria.
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, disclosed that the sanctioned individuals, whose names he did not reveal, would be ineligible for a U.S. visa. Blinken clarified that the visa
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Since gaining independence in 1960, Nigeria has had its fair share of turbulence and bliss. With democracy stabilising after 29 years of military rule, West Africa's largest economy on MY 29, 2023 inaugurated Bola Tinubu as its 16th head of state since independence and fifth elected president since 1999, writes Chiamaka Okafor for Premium Times.
Nigeria, a former British colony,
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The European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) has presented its final report on the Nigerian 2023 general elections, highlighting both positive aspects and enduring systemic weaknesses. The report highlights six priority areas for reform, including removing ambiguities in the law, establishing a publicly accountable selection process for INEC members, and ensuring real-time publication of and access to election
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Both the ruling Zanu-PF and its main rival Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), are campaigning for the crucial Zimbabwe polls. On August 23, Zimbabweans will cast ballots to choose a president, council members and members of parliament.
Opposition parties have already voiced their concern about a free and fair election, accusing the incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa of silencing any dissenting
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In the 90's African countries embraced democratic governance and it was believed that the continent has moved from governance by military regimes and dictatorship to democracy. The recent events in West Africa are however troubling.
Niger is the fifth country in West Africa to experience a coup d'état in recent years and there appears to be strong and genuine fears that the region may collapse now that the G5 Sahel - a regional group of countries promoting development and security
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Sudan stands today on the threshold of a new phase of its arduous transition to democracy with the imminent signing of a Framework Political Agreement between the October 2021 junta and the political opposition led by Forces of Freedom and Change-Central Committee (FFC-CC).
In a brief published this week
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