by Olivia Bauer | Dec 3, 2020 | University of Georgia
Rising terrorist attacks are continuing to threaten the fledgling Burkinabè democracy. After Burkina Faso overthrew its authoritarian leader Blaise Compaoré in 2014 and elected Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in 2015, the country was full of hope with its first civilian...
by Marley Belanger | Nov 22, 2020 | Suffolk University
The word “Democracy” holds far more than its definition, it represents a promise. The promise of control over one’s own life, control of government systems, and most importantly, the knowledge that a single voice, a single vote, has inherent value. What can it...
by Brooke Lampron | Nov 17, 2020 | Northeastern University
Elements of Ivory Coast’s tumultuous political past following its autonomy from France have threatened the nation’s attempts at democracy yet again. Ivory Coast secured its independence in 1960, and as expected with any former colony, achieving a legitimate government...
by S K | Oct 20, 2020 | Williams College
What does it mean when everyone already knows the results of an election months, or even years, before it occurs? The citizens of Cameroon, a country in Central Africa, expect the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) to win elections despite...
by Tzion Jones | Oct 17, 2020 | Brown University
Just because a new government ‘checks all the boxes’ of a democracy doesn’t mean it’s going to run smoothly. The conditions under which a democratic society is born have lasting impacts on the quality of democracy. In the case of South Africa, decades of...
