Democracy Capture in Africa (Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria)
Democracy Capture refers to the way in which interconnected processes of clientelism, neo-patrimonialism, the personalization of politics and state capture impact on the democratic process – and highlights how the image of democracy is used to legitimate this process. On this understanding, a country can be said to have experienced Democracy Capture when: The political […]
Nigeria 2023 Elections: WAEON Exchange Learning with Yiaga Africa
The West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) has deployed a four-member technical team from WAEON’s secretariat, CDD-Ghana, to Nigeria for an election exchange learning mission with the Abuja-based Yiaga Africa ahead of the country’s upcoming presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for February 25, 2023. This forms part of the project titled, “Strengthening Election Observation […]
Reflections on Nigeria’s Elections: Threats, potential outcomes and relevance to democracy in West Africa
The upcoming presidential election in Nigeria has generated huge interest and enthusiasm within the sub-region. The election has been described as the most competitive since returning to multi-party democracy in 1999. This paper reflects on the prevailing context barely one month into the election. It discusses the relevance of the election to the sub-region, major […]
