Democracy

French-backed ‘Foundation for Democracy’ launched in Africa

Johannesburg – A French-backed forum to promote democracy among young people in Africa began life on Friday, a year... Read more

7 Oct, 2022

Abiodun Fatai, PhD, Lagos State University Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a... Read more

3 Oct, 2022

Joleen Steyn Kotze, University of the Free State South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Tshwane University of Technology On 27 April 1994, South Africans from all walks of life voted... Read more

26 Apr, 2022

Hong Kong – A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday for “seditious speech” under... Read more

20 Apr, 2022

Nairobi – A freelance video journalist working for the Associated Press was freed on bail on Friday after more... Read more

2 Apr, 2022

Dar es Salaam – The release of Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe last week raised hopes of an easing of... Read more

9 Mar, 2022

Cape Town – Even after the riots that shook South Africa last year, anti-apartheid hero and former top judge... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Cotonou – Benin – once lauded as a poster child of good governance in West Africa – is facing... Read more

15 Dec, 2021