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Challenge of democratization in Africa: CAR and Burkina Faso in spotlight

While 69% of Africans support democracy and more than 70% agree that there should be term limits, according to the latest Afrobarometer surveys, recent developments in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Burkina Faso have demonstrated that the democratization process in some African states is still facing huge challenges. Speaking at a workshop on ‘Democracy […]

Algeria set to ban peaceful pro-democracy protests

The aging military regime in Algeria is set to quell the pro-democracy Hirak protests using force after it failed to tame the streets using false promises and conspiracy theories. Few days after threatening to deploy the army in the streets, the interior ministry warned that it will prevent any protests that do not have authorization, […]

Tunisian President criticizes government partial lockdown decision

Tunisian President Kais Saied Thursday distanced himself from the government’s decision to decree a nationwide curfew for two weeks in view of curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Hichem Mechichi-led government and the scientific committee overseeing the pandemic decided early this week a set of measures including a two-week night curfew starting from July […]