by Bailey Markowski | Mar 29, 2018 | Ohio State University
One of the most important aspects of a functioning democracy is its ability to hold its leaders accountable. A lack of checks and balances or of electoral accountability can lead to democratic backsliding, or the rise of authoritarian governments. Mauritius, a small...
by Seth Bartlett | Mar 28, 2018 | Yale University
Botswana is often considered the poster child of post-colonial democratic transition in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has been lauded for maintaining apparently free and fair elections as well as for its generally high levels of economic growth. However, this reputation for...
by Tyler Morley | Mar 28, 2018 | Yale University
The 2016 Presidential election in Ghana was one of the more anticipated sub-Saharan election in recent history. As Ghana is often referred to as a “model democracy” for sub-Saharan Africa, champions of democracy around the world anxiously watched the election,...
by Soleyana Gebremichael | Mar 28, 2018 | American University
Befekadu Hailu, a renowned blogger; was taken from his house by civilian clothed security forces on November 11th, 2016 morning. He spent the followed 33 days in a detention camp, being forced of corporal punishment and food deprivation. Befekadu is not the only one...
by Andre Thomas | Mar 27, 2018 | American University
Term limits and mainly their removal has been widely sought after in African politics. From 1990-2009, twenty-four presidents of varying countries attempted a constitutional amendment and twelve countries successfully removed term limits; while three countries...
