by Oluwabomi Fagbemi | Mar 18, 2018 | University of Pennsylvania
Democratization efforts face many significant obstacles in Burkina Faso. The most notable one might however be the history of the country itself. Known as Africa’s coup capital, the country has seen 10 coups in its 41 year history with many others attempted. Burkina...
by TRENT NETTLES | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Recent events in Kenya have prompted the country to peril in chaos. News of a supposed unfair election has the country on the brink of ruins after the runner-up Raila Odinga cries of an unfair loss against sitting President Uhuru Kenyatta. This shocking ruling has led...
by ISAIAH JAMES HOLMES | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
The crisis in Burundi started in April of 2015 when the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, decided to stand for a third term in office. The problem that everyone had with him standing for a third term is that in their constitution mandates that a president can...
by FRANCES ROMNEYA STRNAD | Mar 14, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
This past fall, Kenyans voted for a new president. The election, which was supposed to be one of the most democratic elections the country has seen, was tarnished by fake news and a voting scandal. On August 8, the country’s incumbent president, Uhuru Kenyatta, faced...
by Bamikole Akomolafe | Nov 28, 2017 | University of Memphis
Namibia is one of the youngest democracies in Africa, is also among the top leading countries in terms of freedom of the press since her independent in 1990. During the colonial administration, laws governing defense, prison, the police, and internal security act all...
