All articles in 'Democracy'


Zambia Constitutional Review: A Reflection

President Sata needs to be supported by all Zambians, especially when it comes to the fight against...

25th November 2011
Kenya: Presidential Aspirants Must Sell Agenda, No...

Elections in Kenya, as is elsewhere in Africa are nothing more than a disguised national census. All...

15th December 2011
America: Sliding from Democracy to Corporatocracy...

Over the last few years, the top 30 American companies spent more money on lobbying politicians than...

7th February 2012
Senegal: Is Wade Waiting for a Revolution ?

Finding himself caught between a rock and hard place, Wade has decided to succeed himself.

7th February 2012
China's Position on the Syrian Conflict

China follows closely the developments of the situation in Syria, firmly maintains that the current...

5th March 2012
Africa Struggles For “Democratic Deepening”

“If our political parties fail, our democracy will suffer.” - Michael J.K. Bokor, Ghanaian assistant...

9th April 2012
The Irony of Democracy in Kenya’s Political Partie...

Real political parties based on defined ideologies and that expound internal democracy are as necess...

29th May 2012
Kenya's Looming Elections: Role of Media

In the Western democracies, major media Houses endorse candidates through a thorough research and an...

5th June 2012
Kenya for All: Diaspora Aspirants hold Strategic M...

A joint statement arrived at a meeting held by political aspirants in Delaware USA.

29th June 2012
Africa's Democratic Gains: Fifty Years On

In one of his many works, the veteran freedom icon, Nelson Mandela made a profound obser...

31st July 2012
Cote d’Ivoire: The Worst-case Scenario

The solution can only be found through straightforward dialogue leading towards reason, truth, and t...

29th January 2011
Putting “African Neocolonialists” on Notice

Africa today is under the despicable, amoral mercenaric siege of both foreign and “home-brewed Afric...

24th February 2011
Ivory Coast: Unlocking the Impasse

Any attempt to continue the era of big men, economic despotism and political chicanery will condemn...

14th March 2011
Uganda Elections: A Financial Review

An electorate willing to vote with its wallet is better than one which settles elections with pangas...

4th March 2011
Libya: The Irony of Democracy

If the aim is to get rid of autocratic regimes in the world, there are still many that are in bed wi...

5th April 2011
Libya Invasion: A Replay of Iraq?

There is more at stake than whether Gaddaffi goes or stays. The same forces which strove successfull...

21st March 2011
The Challenges and Future of Democracy in Africa

Democracy is much more than electing leaders periodically through competitive elections.

19th April 2011
ICC: Kenyans Pursue Justice

STATEMENT BYRT. HON. RAILA ODINGA, EGH, MP, PRIME MINISTER This evening, I want to speak to you a...

6th April 2011
East Africa: Is it Ready for Opposition?

Governments in Eastern Africa ought to give ear to dissenting views for efficient and collective gov...

19th May 2011
Nigeria 2011-2015: Looming Challenges and Opportun...

The next four years will be crucial in the process of transforming Nigeria into a country that meets...

9th May 2011
Keriako Tobiko: The Battle Rages

Kenyans and citizens of Africa must wake up and firmly demand for good governance from their leaders

13th June 2011
Uganda: Why the 9th Parliament Will Not Deliver

Leadership at the top has become an avenue to amass wealth as opposed to rendering service to the na...

31st May 2011
Libya: Why NATO Invasion is Wrong

Why doesn't NATO tell the truth, that an armed insurrection was aided and abetted from abroad

20th June 2011
Why Western Foreign Policy is Flawed

I recognize the extreme dilemma the world has faced in dealing with dictators like Gaddafi but never...

1st August 2011
South Sudan: One Tribe Takes it All Perilous

There is no way any of the duo can live peacefully without depending on the other.

8th July 2011
London Riots: A Case of Double Standards?

If at home “stop and search” arrests are disproportionately inflicted upon second-class citizens and...

19th August 2011
Kenya: From Democratic and Economic Engine to Secu...

The paper covers the historical background of ethnic politics in Kenya-both during colonial and post...

15th August 2011
Kenya: A Case for Direct Democracy II

In a true democracy there is no authority higher than the people. All laws must emanate from the peo...

17th September 2011
Libya’s Forced Collapse: What Does it Portend for...

As this neo-imperialism and neo-colonialism intensifies, it would be ironic if twenty years from now...

22nd August 2011
Hugo Chávez: MultiPolarity is Unstoppable

In the cruel logic of international relations, the law only applies to the weak.

7th October 2011
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African Perceptions of the Eur...