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Ethiopia's COVID-19 rules may undermine poll fairness

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ETHIOPIA

However, the subsequent issuance of restrictive new COVID-19-related directives will seriously constrain the ability of opposition parties to prepare to contest the polls.

Uganda’s ‘scientific’ elections may cut two ways

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UGANDA

This includes a range of new prescriptions such as a ban on all kinds of public campaigning and safety measures for polling itself, in what the EC describes as a model for…

COVID-19 and repression will fuel new African protests

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AFRICA

This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…

Internal divisions cloud Kenyan opposition’s future

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KENYA

However, losing opposition candidate Raila Odinga still insists the election was rigged and is holding protest rallies to promote his position. This action is reinvigorating…

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…

Zimbabwe’s vice president could be sidelined by party

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ZIMBABWE

ZANU-PF infighting.

Mozambique’s northern insurgency may worsen post-poll

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MOZAMBIQUE

Ahead of the October 15 general election, attacks by insurgents in Cabo Delgado have persisted, hindering campaigning in the province and raising fears over election-day security…

Nigeria court battles may dent Tinubu's legitimacy

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NIGERIA

This follows the September dismissal of their cases by a lower election court.

Equatorial Guinea regime will become more repressive

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

According to the state press office, Obiang secured 93.7% of the votes cast, giving him another seven-year term. The poll coincides with both the worst economic crisis in the…

Tanzania parties bill will tighten Magufuli’s grip

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TANZANIA

Tanzania's political parties bill.