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Burkina Faso don join di international watchlist of kontris wia civic freedoms dey go worse.

I attended Saturday’s Townhall meeting with Issa Tchiroma Bakary, not with preconceived conclusions, but with an open mind. Like many…

Nigerians will return to the polls in 2027. Campaigns will commence, crowds will fill the streets for party rallies, but the most consequential decisions about the elections are already happening. They are taking place in party offices, at the homes of powerful political godfathers, and in selection processes that most Nigerians never attend and sometimes…

Tens of thousands of migrants briefly cross into Spain’s north African territory of Ceuta from Morocco.

As Adlai Stevenson Jr. famously observed, “A hungry man is not a free man.” This truth conveniently haunts our troubled polity, where politicians tend to demand absolute electoral loyalty while offering nothing in return. But, again, can a hungry populace give their best while fending for themselves in a vacuum, and can one harvest where…

In politics, timing is rarely accidental. It often reveals more than the words spoken from the podium. That is precisely…

There is perhaps no political phrase more symbolic of Paul Biya’s four decades in power than the famous expression attributed…

Ghana’s government on Thursday accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term from four to five ‌years.

There are moments in the life of a people when history draws a clear line. Once that line is crossed,…

The Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday reminded all eligible South African voters that the weekend of 1 and 2 August 2026 marks the final voting station-based registration opportunity. “The Commission calls on all eligible South Africans who have not yet registered as voters; those who are registered but have not yet inspected their address details…