African politics in 2022: More than coups and conflict
The TMC 2022 roundups: African politics
West Africa’s new regional peacekeeping force, explained
ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, engages in more than just economic activities. How will it implement the new initiative?
After Guinea-Bissau’s failed coup attempt, expect the government to reshuffle political elites
It’s not a purge — the likely goal is to dilute the possibility of internal threats
Worried about the state of democracy? Here are some reasons to be optimistic instead.
These factors help countries return to democracy after an authoritarian spell, our research finds
How this wave of African coups differs from previous ones
To maintain power, military leaders are likely to turn to elections
Africa has had eight coup attempts in recent months. What’s behind the ‘coup epidemic’?
How leaders consolidate their power helps explain why soldiers depose governments.
Guinea’s president claims he won reelection. Thousands of Guineans disagree.
Electoral protests in Africa rarely end up ousting an incumbent who defies term limits
Amílcar Cabral’s life as a Pan-Africanist, anti-colonial revolutionary still inspires
He was a prolific scholar — and also masterminded the end of Portuguese rule in two African nations
How will the African Union respond to the military overthrow in Sudan?
It has not responded consistently to unconstitutional changes in government.
The odds of a military coup in Venezuela are going up. But coups can sometimes lead to democracy
[caption id="attachment_66271" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man holds the new 100,000-bolivar
Buhari has been gone for months. The last Nigerian president absent this long died in office.
[caption id="attachment_61484" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man in Lagos, Nigeria, reads
There’s little evidence that dictators are toppling democracies
[caption id="attachment_59157" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes
Are coups good for democracy?
[caption id="attachment_36170" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptians marked the fifth anniversary of
5 things you should know about Guinea’s (peaceful!) election
[caption id="attachment_30861" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of Guinea President Alpha Conde
Are African peacekeepers prone to mutiny?
[caption id="attachment_23071" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An African Union (AU) peacekeeper walks
What you should know about Malawi’s upcoming elections
In less than a month, millions of Malawians will vote
The multiple international dimensions of an election in a small African country
On April 13, Bissau Guineans went to the polls to
Potpourri
* Jim Warren's dispatch from the Midwest Political Science Association,