Namibia African elections workshop spotlights declining faith in democracy https://youtu.be/3CXvRhZQnss By Selma Taapopi An Afrobarometer survey of 30 African countries, including Namibia, shows a decline in a preference for democracy. Seventy-three percent of Africans preferred democracy between 2011/2013 as opposed to 66% in 2021/2023. In Namibia, the preference for democracy among citizens dwindled from 64% to 55%. Open Society Foundations senior advisor on advocacy Jeggan Grey-Johnson said the data indicates a loss of faith in democratic elections. Grey-Johnson shared this […] todayJuly 24, 2024 17
insert_link Africa Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote Rwandan President Paul Kagame was gearing up Tuesday for a fourth term after winning a thundering 99.15 percent of votes according to partial results from an election where only two challengers were allowed to run against him. The outcome of Monday's poll was never in doubt, with Kagame ruling the small African nation with an iron fist as de facto leader then president for three decades. Partial […] todayJuly 16, 2024 9
Oshiwambo Paul Kagame wa Rwanda, okuniwe elineekelo elifole koshipundi oshikako oshi4 Omupresident wa Rwanda Paul Kagame oku niwe elineekelo akale afindanapo omahoolo moshilongo nokulifola koshipundi oshikako oshi 4. Kagame otaka taalela olwoodi novakondjifi vaye vakula veli 2 pefimbo lomahoololo kwafanekwa aka kaleko omandaxa moshilongo osho. Kagame 66, ota kulopotwa adana onghandangala yakula oku kwatela komesho ongudu yee rebel odo daetififileexulifepo lomadipao anghina nghenda aholokele mo 1994 mo Rwanda, nokwa kwatela komesho oshilongo osho okudja 2000. Ota kulopotwa pefimbo eli, Kagame ataalela […] todayJuly 12, 2024 8
insert_link Science & Technology Rise of digital activism in Africa as smartphone adoption surges By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency From just making calls, to taking pictures and light browsing, to engaging in e-commerce transactions to, recently, engaging in digital activism, the way Africans are engaging with their smartphones is fast evolving. This is happening against the backdrop of a surge in smartphone usage across the continent, according to three recent reports. Three different reports show that […] todayJuly 3, 2024 17
insert_link 2 Oshiwambo Mohamed Ould Ghazouani wa Mauritania ahoolululwa oku ninga omupresident wo shilongo natango. Omupresident wa Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, okwa hoo lu lulwa oku kwa tela komesho oshilongo natango, sha landula kefindano lo idjemo yo mahoololo aliko moshilongo oshondaxa. Oidjemo yo ma hoololo oyo ya pitifwamo moshilongo osho oku dja mo mahoololo oupresident aliko oshondaxa oya ulika kutya, Mohamed ould Ghazouani omunamido 67 ali nale ominister ye tanga leameno no kwa li ka kukutu komatango, okwa findana nee -55.05% oku dja mo idjemo ya […] todayJuly 2, 2024 12 2
insert_link South Africa South African parliament meets as ANC nears coalition deal By Julie BOURDIN, with Zama LUTHULI in Johannesburg South Africa's newly elected parliament met Friday and was expected to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition government as his humbled ANC raced to cobble together a deal. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo opened the first sitting of South Africa's seventh parliament since the advent of post-apartheid democracy in 1994, swearing in MPs in batches […] todayJune 14, 2024 22
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s unity government: 5 parties that need to find common ground By Joleen Steyn Kotze, University of the Free State Following South Africa’s historic 2024 general election, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has started a process to establish a government of national unity. This, after it lost its parliamentary majority. As a political scientist, I believe that five political parties, including those with the highest shares of votes, are key to constituting a unity government. […] todayJune 11, 2024 11
insert_link World Trump’s post-conviction windfall shows democracy is increasingly a pay-to-play game By Daniel Drache, York University, Canada and Marc D. Froese, Burman University In the hours immediately following Donald Trump’s recent hush-money conviction in a Manhattan courtroom, his presidential campaign raked in US$53 million from small donors. Why are regular people without deep pockets throwing so much money at a convicted felon? In the United States today, as in many other countries with a populism […] todayJune 10, 2024 14
insert_link World Ukrainian trust in Zelensky at wartime low: survey Ukrainians' trust in President Volodymyr Zelensky has fallen below 60 percent for the first time since Russia's February 2022 invasion, according to a leading poll published Friday. Zelensky has faced many challenges in the past year, including a failed summer counteroffensive, a divisive debate on mobilisation and high-profile corruption scandals involving senior officials. Public trust in the 46-year-old zoomed to 90 percent in May 2022 but by […] todayJune 7, 2024 25
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
