Here’s how African leaders stage ‘constitutional coups’: They tweak the constitution to stay in power. Kamissa Camara - September 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46354" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People wait outside a polling station
This is what the conviction of Chad’s former dictator means for African human rights Elise Keppler - June 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41896" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chad's former dictator Hissène Habré raises
Did the IMF actually ease up on structural adjustment? Here’s what the data say. Thomas Stubbs, Lawrence King, and Alexander Kentikelenis - June 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41400" align="alignnone" width="960"] Protesters in the northern Greek port
Here’s one way to prevent election violence in Africa Kristine Höglund and Hanne Fjelde - April 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_3809" align="aligncenter" width="720"] An exhibit honors Nelson Mandela in
4 things you should know about Niger’s recent elections Lisa Mueller and Lukas Matthews - April 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39161" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A banner of Niger's newly elected
Last week, the International Criminal Court convicted a war criminal. And that revealed one of the ICC’s weaknesses. Scott Straus and Courtney Hillebrecht - March 28, 2016 Last week, the International Criminal Court read its judgment in
6 things you need to know about Côte d’Ivoire in the wake of Sunday’s attack Justine Davis and Carrie Reiling - March 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37196" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A soldier comforts an injured boy
Who is Laurent Gbagbo, and why is he on trial at the ICC? Oumar Ba - February 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35256" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Côte d'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo
The most interesting thing about Côte d’Ivoire’s election was that it wasn’t interesting Tyson Roberts - November 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32664" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People line up outside a polling station
Can an economic boom ensure peaceful elections in Côte d’Ivoire? Matthew Mitchell and Kathleen Klaus - October 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30856" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A man walks past a RHDP