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Gambia: ECOWAS assuming responsibility for region's problem

Why West Africa differs from other African regions in regard to democratic principles

Imagine Donald Trump’s name was Ali Ibrahim

Trump’s election victory is legally valid, but his legitimacy is challenged

Minorities

Ethnic cleansing

“Covert genocide”: Myanmar’s new government fails in regard to ethnic minorities

SADC

Nostalgia and empty promises

Populism is common in Southern Africa, where former liberation movements have become dominant political parties

Two presidents

“Brothers from another mother”

Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma have a lot in common

New book

A difficult ally

A new book sheds light on Saudi Arabia’s role in the Middle East’s conflicts

Time for renewal

Protest voters challenge political establishment

Access to universities

#FeesMustFall

South African students demand free and decolonised education

Comment

Lessons from the USA

The widening gap between national and individual well-being might explain a large part of the US election results

Elections matter – in Gambia, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire

ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, is becoming a beacon of democracy

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