Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. This past week, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo brought together some ...

Across the African continent, democracy is under siege, not always from tanks on the streets, but from the very leaders sworn to protect it. The greatest threat today is not the dramatic overthrow of ...

BY ARTHUR DEBAILLY The rise in coups and authoritarianism across Africa threatens the democratic resilience and economic ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa is in a moment of deep soul-searching after an election that brought a jarring split from the African National Congress, the very party that gave it freedom ...

Seth Mazibuko strides into the intersection of Moema and Vilakazi Street in Soweto, gesturing to the spot that changed South African history. “This is where the students who were marching peacefully ...

Once a source of public outrage, corruption scandals in South Africa now elicit resignation. This article explores the ...

Electoral dysfunction across the continent tells the same story: citizens are convinced that democratic procedures serve ...

Guinea-Bissau, on November 26, 2025, joined the list of African countries that have returned to military rule, abandoning ...

Speaker of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba, told African leaders on Monday that no democracy on the continent can surpass the strength, ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa ...