Issa Badarou-Soulé, the candidate of hope
The Cotonou Port is often described by the Beninese people and officials as the “nation’s lifeline,” a colorful way to state that it is the backbone of the national economy. … Read More
Tag: democracy in Africa
Benin upcoming election clouded by rising concerns
BY MODUPE ABIOLA EDITING BY LOU SIFA K.O.cracy (read democracy by knock-out) is a phrase coined by the people of Benin following the 2011 presidential election that then-sitting president, Yayi … Read More
Africa’s 2015 election experiences present dilemmas for 2016 polls
BY KEALEBOGA J MAPHUNYE This year, like 2015, promises to be yet another busy year in Africa’s electoral democracy stakes. More than a third of the continent’s 54 countries will … Read More
2015, a milestone in democratic advancement in Africa
BY JIBRIL TURE AND MODUPE ABIOLA The election of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré as the new president of Burkina Faso on November 30th, which ended 27 years of autocratic rule … Read More
Kaboré’s election as new Burkina Faso’s president signals democratic strengthening in Africa
BY JIBRIL TURE The election of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré as the new president of Burkina Faso on November 30th signaled the strengthening of democracy not only in Burkina Faso, … Read More
Out-going Ivorian President Ouattara wins easy re-election
BY JIBRIL TURE President Ouattara has won Sunday’s presidential election in Cote d’Ivoire. He received 84 percent of the votes, against 9 percent for the second-place finisher, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, … Read More
Former Ivorian prime minister Charles Konan Banny drops out of the presidential race
BY JIBRIL TURE In a news conference held on Friday, former Ivorian prime minister and candidate of the broad National Coalition for Change, CNC, said he was pulling out of … Read More
Alassane Ouattara favored to win easy re-election amid heightened tension
BY BOB KOYLE WITH JIBRIL TURE ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE—Not many people here, including the seven men who are campaigning to unseat President Alassane Ouattara, have any doubt who the winner … Read More
Cote d’Ivoire hopes for a peaceful presidential election
BY JIBRIL TURE Ivorian citizens will go to the polls this fall to elect a new president or re-elect the sitting president, Alassane Ouattara, as well as other national and … Read More
How to design more stable democracies that better fit African realities
BY NIC CHEESEMAN The state of democracy in Africa is one of the most controversial and difficult questions facing the continent today. Is Africa getting more or less democratic? Why …