March 28, 2018

A Look Ahead to April 2018

Gambia’s Road to Democracy On 12th April, the Gambia will hold its first municipal election since the fall of Yahya Jammeh, who lost the presidential election […]
January 22, 2016

Elections in 2016

There are a number of important elections across Africa scheduled for 2016 and over the next year, Africa Integrity Insights will examine a selection of these. […]
September 18, 2015

Burkina Faso: A Turbulent Struggle for Democracy

Nearly a year since President Blaise Compaore was swept from power by violent protests, Burkina Faso has once again hit turbulence in its struggle for democratic […]
June 10, 2015

The Social Media Myth

Since the Arab Spring in 2010 it seems that any revolution, mass protest or social upheaval has become defined by its relation to social media. Many […]
May 15, 2015

Francophone Africa Revisited

On 17th March 2015 we published an article entitled “Troubles en Afrique Francophonie” which discussed increasing anti-government protests across Francophone Africa, not seen in either Anglophone […]
March 17, 2015

Troubles en Afrique Francophonie

Following the overthrow of Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaore in October last year a number of other Francophone countries have experienced anti-government protests, predominantly in relation to […]
January 26, 2015

Time Out?

The events in Burkina Faso in late October last year highlighted the potential conflict caused by presidential term limits and entrenched leaders who are less than […]