Five lessons from Africa’s 2025 elections
Africa’s 2025 electoral cycle saw some post-coup transitions, along with efforts to stifle opposition candidates.
Ugly campaigns hurt voter trust. Weak institutions make it worse.
Kelechi Amakoh - November 18, 2025
New research on negative campaigning in Africa reveals what really undermines democracy.
What to celebrate during Malawi’s 60th birthday
Kim Yi Dionne - July 5, 2024
Lessons in resistance and resilience.
Malawi’s VP was arrested for corruption. There’s more to the story.
Kim Yi Dionne - November 27, 2022
Malawians have seen tensions between their presidents and VPs before. They may be somewhat cynical about government attempts to fight corruption.
Malawians elected a new president in Tuesday’s historic election
Kim Yi Dionne and Boniface Dulani - June 27, 2020
Independent judges and street protests paved the way for the ouster of the unpopular incumbent.
A Malawi court just ordered a do-over presidential election. Here’s what you need to know.
Kim Yi Dionne and Boniface Dulani - February 3, 2020
Months of investigations and protests about election tampering led to this historic ruling.
This new book teaches you everything you need to know about African elections
Kim Yi Dionne - August 1, 2019
Technical and demographic changes make this a timely publication.
Millions of Malawians go to the polls tomorrow. Will they vote for change?
Kim Yi Dionne and Boniface Dulani - May 20, 2019
The outsider candidate is promising to ‘drain the swamp.’
New survey report raises alarms for freedom of speech in Malawi as protests loom
Kim Yi Dionne - December 8, 2017
[caption id="attachment_67093" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Bike taxi operators wait for work
Malawians are missing their president. The last time that happened, the president was dead.
Kim Yi Dionne - October 14, 2016
[caption id="attachment_47813" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Billboards of Malawi President Peter Mutharika