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Somali president’s term extension risks instability

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SOMALIA

The move has provoked strong criticism from opposition groups, civil society organisations and foreign donors, as elections are already long overdue.

African elections face contrasting COVID-19 challenges

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AFRICA

There is international precedent for this, after the United Kingdom postponed its local elections. However, although Chad and Ethiopia have delayed their polls, no other…

Foreign scrutiny will grow of Cameroon’s Biya

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CAMEROON

In recent months, a heightened crackdown on political dissent, alongside a deteriorating security crisis in the predominantly anglophone Northwest and Southwest, has prompted Nagy…

Rising violence risks deepening Burkinabe fault lines

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BURKINA FASO

The attacks targeting ethnic Peulh (Fulani) communities have been attributed to the ethnic Mossi-dominated 'Koglweogo' (Guardians of the Bush) vigilante group, in the latest…

Security frames Central African Republic's prospects

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

The election of President Faustin Archange Touadera in February may start a transition away from a prolonged political crisis and associated insecurity. CAR still confronts…

Kenyan constitutional rights and freedoms face threats

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KENYA

The state of democracy in Kenya.

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Nigeria’s anti-graft campaigns face more manipulation

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NIGERIA

Magu was released from ten days of illegal detention on July 15. An ongoing presidential panel is looking into allegations that he misappropriated NGN329bn (USD849mn) in recovered…

Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaigns may falter

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's anti-corruption efforts.

Ethiopia will struggle to contain nationalist violence

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ETHIOPIA

Implications of recent high-level assassinations.