Attacks on Kenyan Journalists Bad for Accountability and Democracy
On 19 September 2025, Standard Group journalist Collins Kweyu was arrested and detained at the Central Police Station in Nairobi. ...
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Profile of Koigi Wamwere: The Man Who Turned Imprisonment Into a Fight for Democracy
Koigi wa Wamwere YEAR OF BIRTH 1949 GENDER MALE OCCUPATION WRITER Born in 1949 in Rugongo, Nakuru County, Koigi wa ...
Developing Democratic Vision of Youth: Where Are We Standing?
One of the major crises of democracy in developing countries is lack of democratic vision in youth. Education systems in developing ...
Kenya’s Political Dialogue is a Welcome Sign of Democracy at Work
Since Kenya’s presidential election in August 2022, the new government has been in conflict with the opposition. In democratic systems, such ...
Media Freedom and Democracy: Africans in Four Countries Weigh up Thorny Questions about State Control
In July 2022, BBC Africa Eye released a documentary on gang activity in northwestern Nigeria. The programme, The Bandit Warlords ...
From Advertising Blackmail to Physical Threats, Kenya’s Journalists are Under Attack – But they Must also Regain Public Trust
In recent months, Kenyan journalists have been harassed, intimidated and attacked by government officials, politicians, and members of the public. ...
Mass Protests in Kenya Have a Long and Rich History – But Have Been Hijacked by the Elites
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the ...
The Body choosing Kenya’s Election Commission is being Overhauled – How this could Strengthen Democracy
Kenya has new rules for choosing the people who run its elections. President William Ruto has signed into law the ...
Nigeria Leader Confident of Free Elections Despite Poll Office Attack
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari voiced confidence Friday in free polls in February, brushing aside any impact from recent attacks on ...
Africa’s Ports Race is Hyped as ‘development’ but also Creates Pathways for Plunder
Ports have long been integral to Africa’s connectivity with the rest of the world. Yet over the last 15 years, ...
Presidential Term Limits will be Hard to Scrap in Kenya – Here’s What it Would Take
A member of parliament in Kenyan president William Ruto’s governing coalition created a firestorm by suggesting that there was a ...
How The World Became Less Democratic
The world has become less democratic recently, latest studies suggest. There is growing concern that while many more people have ...
US Grants $350M for Malawi Projects, Hailing Good Governance
The United States on Wednesday signed a $350 million grant for infrastructure projects with Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera, hailing his ...
How Kenya’s Supreme Court Dealt a Blow to Future Petitions and Democracy
I was not shocked by the Supreme Court’s rejection of Raila Odinga’s petition against the IEBC declaring Deputy President William ...
Tunisians protest as Saied extends powers over judiciary
Tunisian President Kais Saied gave himself sweeping powers over the judiciary on Sunday, prompting thousands to protest in central Tunis ...