A longtime leader in Ghana has died. Jerry John Rawlings leaves a complicated legacy. Jeffrey Paller and George Bob-Milliar - November 14, 2020 He was an authoritarian who then won two multiparty elections
Burundi’s leader died last month. How will the world remember him? Andrea Filipi - July 8, 2020 Pierre Nkurunziza’s long-term legacy is far from clear.
Burundi votes tomorrow on controversial constitutional amendments. A lot is at stake. Yolande Bouka and Sarah Jackson - May 16, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Burundi soldiers and police in the
Where are coups most likely to occur in 2017? Michael Ward and Andreas Beger - January 31, 2017 [caption id="attachment_43902" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Tukish President Tayyip Erdogan
Is this the end of the International Criminal Court? Stephanie Schwartz and Kate Cronin-Furman - October 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48238" align="aligncenter" width="960"] South Africa's minister of justice and
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
Africa’s largest public-opinion survey is under threat, but here’s what you can do about it E. Gyimah-Boadi and Carolyn Logan - September 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46038" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] An Afrobarometer interviewer conducts a survey
How do you forecast a coup? Don’t forget on-the-ground sources. Richard Gowan - July 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44462" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey’s coup attempt was unusual, but not for the reasons you might expect Jonathan Powell and Curtis Bell - July 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44191" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An armed police officer stands guard
Why Kenya’s threat to close its refugee camps is even worse than you think Stephanie Schwartz - May 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40399" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Somali refugee girls attend Koran classes
In central Africa, citizens are using social media to build democracy. Here’s how. Elie Smith - April 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38607" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Congolese displaced residents from the southern
Here’s how to catch atrocities and human rights violations. (We’re looking at you, Burundi.) Ralph Clem - February 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35873" align="aligncenter" width="548"] A satellite image released on Jan.
There are signs of renewed ethnic violence in Burundi Cara Jones - December 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33525" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Burundian expatriate woman holds a
Should we be using the G-word in Burundi? Michael Broache and Kate Cronin-Furman - November 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32218" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A protest underway against President Pierre
Reexamining ballots and bullets Paul Staniland - August 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28455" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] Burundi military and
Why the experts are worried about Burundi Cara Jones - July 21, 2015 Burundi holds presidential elections today after nearly three months of increasingly
Will the election boycott in Burundi succeed? O. Smith - July 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26674" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] A Burundian woman
'Protest is always hopeful': Examining the third wave of popular protest in Africa - June 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25936" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] People waving branches celebrate
‘Protest is always hopeful’: Examining the third wave of popular protest in Africa Zachariah Mampilly, Kim Yi Dionne, and Adam Branch - June 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25936" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] People waving branches celebrate
We predicted Burundi's crisis. Is the response working? Laura Seay - June 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by
We predicted Burundi’s crisis. Is the response working? Cameron Hudson - June 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by
Is Burundi still a credible peacekeeper? Nina Wilén, Gérard Birantamije, and David Ambrosetti - May 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25204" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] A demonstrator raises her hands
Taking stock of ‘good coups’ in Africa Sebastian Elischer - May 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24939" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Boys walk behind patrolling soldiers in
Taking stock of 'good coups' in Africa - May 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24939" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Boys walk behind patrolling soldiers in
What Burundi’s crisis says about U.N. capacity to build peace Susanna Campbell - May 18, 2015 I first went to Burundi in 1999, for a now-dismantled
Four questions – and answers – about U.S. support of peacekeeping in Africa Paul Williams - May 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24812" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] A man holding Burundi's flag
Did Burundi just have a 'good coup'? - May 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24803" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Celebratory crowds poured into
Did Burundi just have a ‘good coup’? Alexander Noyes - May 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24803" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Celebratory crowds poured into
Burundi Faso? Coups, revolutions and what's next for Burundi Laura Seay - May 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24792" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] People waving branches celebrate in
Burundi Faso? Coups, revolutions and what’s next for Burundi Stephanie Schwartz, Cara Jones, and Alies Rijper - May 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24792" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] People waving branches celebrate in
Five things you should know about the political crisis in Burundi Ken Opalo - May 3, 2015 Just under two months before a general election, Burundi has
What explains Burundi’s protests? Stephanie Schwartz and Cara Jones - April 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24042" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A protester jumps to evade
What explains Burundi's protests? Laura Seay - April 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24042" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A protester jumps to evade
Are elections straining Burundi’s fragile peace? Stephanie Schwartz - March 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23153" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A boy walks past a mural
Are elections straining Burundi's fragile peace? Laura Seay - March 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23153" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A boy walks past a mural
Burkina Faso and the growing vulnerability of autocrats to revolt Erica Frantz and Andrea Kendall-Taylor - November 12, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17975" align="alignnone" width="620"] Troops face protestors on October 30,
Why jogging or going to church can get you arrested (in Burundi) Cara Jones - July 23, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13476" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Ishaka Jogging Club on a typical