The Gambia’s outgoing President, Yahya Jammeh, appears to be going nowhere slowly. After conceding defeat…
Tag: democracy
Kabila’s impasse
There is a nervous crescendo building up on the streets of Kinshasa ahead of December…
Durban Pride 2015: What Does Democracy Feel Like?
Taking the microphone at Durban Pride, Foundation for Human Rights LGBTI Coordinator Virginia Magwaza shouted…
A Reflection on Bantu Khamuladzi and the birth of Malawian Hip Hop
In 1994, Malawi’s longtime dictator Hastings Banda was dethroned from the palace of Sanjika and…
Angola’s Flash Mobs
There has been an increase in protest activity across sub-Saharan Africa recently: Burkina Faso’s citizen…
How not to write about Africa: Use “African Spring”
On October 30, as thousands of determined Burkinabe put an end to the 27 year…
The coup against democracy in Mali
Here’s video of the coup announcement in Mali. Ridiculous. The screen is dark at first — they were having technical difficulties — but the image appears after 30 seconds or so. See the scene. As for the speech, it’s the usual pompous nonsense, poorly delivered by a junior officer out of his depth.
Political Football in Egypt
Remember way back when in 2011, when I shouted out Egypt’s crazed football fans for…
Democracy, Tunisian Style
Tunisia’s President, Ben Ali, wins his fifth election since 1987 by a 99 percent margin…