Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Across Africa, democracy is being tested – by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between ...

Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for asking me to testify on this most important subject, the development of democracy in Africa. This hearing is timely, because there is a growing ...

For years, young people have been cast as a volatile political force--easily mobilised for unrest or courted as a powerful voting bloc.More recently, however, that image has shifted. Youth, ...

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Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi and a host of Azimio leaders arrive for talks at the Bomas of Kenya. [Dennish Ochieng, Standard] Since Kenya's presidential ...

The dedication to accuracy, identification, and resource equality is driving Kenya's quest for inclusive governance as it embarks on a digital journey, marking a significant step towards a data-driven ...

The sun had barely risen on October 15 when Kenya awoke to the shocking news that its veteran leader, Raila Odinga, had died while in India at the age of 80. According to hospital officials in Kerala, ...

Justice Malala is a political commentator and former editor of South Africa's This Day. He is the author of “The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation.” ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa needs a democracy of its own context that delivers to all people. Obasanjo said this on Monday in Abuja, while speaking at a Colloquium to mark the 60th ...

The Open Society Foundations’ latest report, ‘Analysis of the Nexus between Democratic Governance and Economic Justice in Africa’, authored by Senegalese development economist Ndongo Samba Sylla, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was on Monday charged with unlawful possession of ammunition in a case stemming from his alleged role in street protests against the ...

In late November, at a meeting organized by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, Attorney General Githu Muigai lambasted nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for acting “like teenagers out to ...