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ANC Likely to Fall Below 50% in Election, But Will Still Form a Coalition Government

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ANC Likely to Fall Below 50% in Election, But Will Still Form a Coalition Government

Ray Hartley

8 Jan 2024

Niger’s Junta Takes a Bazooka to the Regional Rule of Law

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Niger’s Junta Takes a Bazooka to the Regional Rule of Law

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley

21 Dec 2023

Angola Shows How Overriding Democracy is America’s New Realpolitik in Africa

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Angola Shows How Overriding Democracy is America’s New Realpolitik in Africa

Paula Cristina Roque

6 Dec 2023

Israel’s Democratic Stress Test: One Man’s Statesman is Another Man’s Populist

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Israel’s Democratic Stress Test: One Man’s Statesman is Another Man’s Populist

Richard Morrow

5 Apr 2023

Democracy in Africa – Freedom is worth Fighting for

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Democracy in Africa – Freedom is worth Fighting for

Greg Mills

15 Nov 2022

Garry Kasparov - Fighting to Renew Democracy

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Garry Kasparov - Fighting to Renew Democracy

Greg Mills

13 Nov 2022

Anne Applebaum - Democracy, Russia and South Africa

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Anne Applebaum - Democracy, Russia and South Africa

Greg Mills

13 Nov 2022

How Populism is Rewiring the World - In the Name of the People Virtual Book Launch

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How Populism is Rewiring the World - In the Name of the People Virtual Book Launch

with Ray Hartley, Tendai Biti

Where to Next?: Inside Lesotho's 2022 Election

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Where to Next?: Inside Lesotho's 2022 Election

Greg Mills, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ray Hartley, Richard Morrow

25 Oct 2022

Bobi Wine: 'Putin and Museveni are similar, they don't believe in democracy'

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Bobi Wine: 'Putin and Museveni are similar, they don't believe in democracy'

Bobi Wine

17 Oct 2022

Ramaphosa's Weak Government Dangerously out of Touch with Africa

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Ramaphosa's Weak Government Dangerously out of Touch with Africa

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley

14 Oct 2022

Voter Apathy — Especially Among the Young — Threatens Democracy in Africa

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Voter Apathy — Especially Among the Young — Threatens Democracy in Africa

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

15 Sep 2022

Statement of The Brenthurst Foundation on the Voting Day of the Kenya General Elections of 9 August 2022

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Statement of The Brenthurst Foundation on the Voting Day of the Kenya General Elections of 9 August 2022

The Brenthurst Foundation Staff

11 Aug 2022

South Africa's favouritism towards autocratic nations poisons its recipe for democracy

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South Africa's favouritism towards autocratic nations poisons its recipe for democracy

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley

8 Aug 2022

The Brenthurst Foundation Board Members President Johnson Sirleaf, President Obasanjo and President Koroma Receive Order of the Eagle of Zambia Award

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The Brenthurst Foundation Board Members President Johnson Sirleaf, President Obasanjo and President Koroma Receive Order of the Eagle of Zambia Award

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Ernest Bai Koroma, Olusegun Obasanjo

14 Jul 2022

Somaliland: How to Get onto the Right Side of History

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Somaliland: How to Get onto the Right Side of History

Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, John Steenhuisen, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ray Hartley, Richard Harper, Richard Morrow, Tendai Biti

29 Jun 2022

Why Africa Must Protect Democracy — Starting in Ukraine

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Why Africa Must Protect Democracy — Starting in Ukraine

Bobi Wine, Greg Mills

20 Jun 2022

Return of History: Putin Looks Backwards with his Gaze Focused on the Undoing of Democracy

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Return of History: Putin Looks Backwards with his Gaze Focused on the Undoing of Democracy

Greg Mills

28 Feb 2022

Zambia's Fresh Start: A Conversation with President HH

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Zambia's Fresh Start: A Conversation with President HH

Greg Mills

6 Oct 2021

Ramaphosa Holds Our Future in His Hands, but Can He Do the Right Thing?

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Ramaphosa Holds Our Future in His Hands, but Can He Do the Right Thing?

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley

14 Jul 2021

Implications of Ethiopia's Civil Conflict

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Implications of Ethiopia's Civil Conflict

Greg Mills

2 Jul 2021

Ethiopia's Choice After Election: The Plough or the Kalashnikov

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Ethiopia's Choice After Election: The Plough or the Kalashnikov

Greg Mills

27 Jun 2021

The Plough and the Kalashnikov: Ethiopia After the Election

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The Plough and the Kalashnikov: Ethiopia After the Election

Greg Mills

24 Jun 2021

Somaliland's Election Boosted Its Theoretical Case for Recognition

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Somaliland's Election Boosted Its Theoretical Case for Recognition

Peter Fabricius

11 Jun 2021

Report of The Brenthurst Foundation: Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission

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Report of The Brenthurst Foundation: Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission

2 Jun 2021

Somaliland: The Little Country That Could - If Only the World Would Let It

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Somaliland: The Little Country That Could - If Only the World Would Let It

Peter Fabricius

2 Jun 2021

Somaliland: The Power of Democracy

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Somaliland: The Power of Democracy

Abbasali Haji, Chipokota-Mayamba Mwanawasa, Greg Mills, John Githongo, John Steenhuisen, Tendai Biti

2 Jun 2021

Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission

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Somaliland Election Monitoring Mission

27 May 2021

Two Years After Bashir's Exit, Sudan is Still Struggling

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Two Years After Bashir's Exit, Sudan is Still Struggling

Greg Mills

5 May 2021

Sudan: A Metaphor for Africa?

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Sudan: A Metaphor for Africa?

Greg Mills

26 Apr 2021

South Africa and Democracy in Africa - A webinar in partnership with RUSI

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South Africa and Democracy in Africa - A webinar in partnership with RUSI

with Ray Hartley

The Careless State: Using 'easy money' to retain power, pursue vanity projects and cushion the elite

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The Careless State: Using 'easy money' to retain power, pursue vanity projects and cushion the elite

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley

6 Jan 2021

Ghana's election: A play for change or continuity

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Ghana's election: A play for change or continuity

Marie-Noelle Nwokolo

5 Dec 2020

Insurmountable Odds? Uganda's Struggle For Democracy

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Insurmountable Odds? Uganda's Struggle For Democracy

Greg Mills

24 Nov 2020

Liberia: Lessons Learned from Turning Around a Failing Country

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Liberia: Lessons Learned from Turning Around a Failing Country

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

28 Sep 2020

Watch the Webinar: The Lessons from Malawi's Election for Southern Africa's Opposition

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Watch the Webinar: The Lessons from Malawi's Election for Southern Africa's Opposition

with Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

Malawi: Will they come or will they go?

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Malawi: Will they come or will they go?

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley

3 Jul 2020

Malawi's remarkable election — and fresh opportunity

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Malawi's remarkable election — and fresh opportunity

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley

26 Jun 2020

Interview with Dr Lazarus Chakwera

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Interview with Dr Lazarus Chakwera

Greg Mills

25 Jun 2020

The 10 Minute Interview - Peter Pham, US Envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa

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The 10 Minute Interview - Peter Pham, US Envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa

J Peter Pham

6 Feb 2020

Somaliland - New Ways Of Doing Things In A Tough Neighbourhood

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Somaliland - New Ways Of Doing Things In A Tough Neighbourhood

Greg Mills, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ray Hartley

10 Sep 2019

Democracy Works Book Launch with KAS, New York

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Democracy Works Book Launch with KAS, New York

with Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

Democracy Works Book Launch in Washington DC

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Democracy Works Book Launch in Washington DC

with Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

Democracy Works Book Launch At The OD Union with Helen Zille and Tendai Biti

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Democracy Works Book Launch At The OD Union with Helen Zille and Tendai Biti

with Greg Mills, Helen Zille, Tendai Biti

Institutions of Governance Make Democracy Work - 702 Radio

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Institutions of Governance Make Democracy Work - 702 Radio

Greg Mills

9 Apr 2019

Democracy the best way to prosperity for Africa, experts tell UJ conference

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Democracy the best way to prosperity for Africa, experts tell UJ conference

1 Apr 2019

Democracy taking root in Africa: Nigerian ex-ruler Obasanjo — The Daily Mail

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Democracy taking root in Africa: Nigerian ex-ruler Obasanjo — The Daily Mail

28 Mar 2019

Democracy Works Book Launch in Johannesburg

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Democracy Works Book Launch in Johannesburg

with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Tendai Biti

African's Want Political Choice, New Book Argues - The Daily Vox

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African's Want Political Choice, New Book Argues - The Daily Vox

13 Feb 2019

A Primer for Democracy in Africa

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A Primer for Democracy in Africa

24 Jan 2019

Democracy Works Book Launch in Abuja

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Democracy Works Book Launch in Abuja

with Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo

Democracy Works Book Launch in Lagos

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Democracy Works Book Launch in Lagos

with Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo

Democracy Works Launch in Ghana

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Democracy Works Launch in Ghana

with Greg Mills, Mahamudu Bawumia, Olusegun Obasanjo

Democracy Works: Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage

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Democracy Works: Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage

Greg Mills, Jeffrey Herbst, Olusegun Obasanjo, Tendai Biti

Democracy Works - Theme Song Competition

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Democracy Works - Theme Song Competition

The Brenthurst Foundation Staff

28 Nov 2018

Demography and Democratic Yearnings — an interview with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali

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Demography and Democratic Yearnings — an interview with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali

Greg Mills

16 Oct 2018

Ethiopia's Need for 'Deep Renewal'

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Ethiopia's Need for 'Deep Renewal'

Greg Mills

14 Aug 2018

Almost three decades after Ceaușescu's violent death, democracy solved many problems, yet many questions remain unanswered

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Almost three decades after Ceaușescu's violent death, democracy solved many problems, yet many questions remain unanswered

Greg Mills

4 Jul 2018

Democracy - India's Great Equaliser

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Democracy - India's Great Equaliser

Greg Mills

7 Jun 2018

Poland's Lessons — History and Geography is not destiny

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Poland's Lessons — History and Geography is not destiny

Greg Mills

18 Apr 2018

Somaliland — between Democracy and Prosperity

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Somaliland — between Democracy and Prosperity

Greg Mills, Jaco-Louis Du Plessis

22 Mar 2018

Ethiopia's 'Entwined' Democracy and Development

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Ethiopia's 'Entwined' Democracy and Development

Greg Mills

16 Feb 2018

Soglo and Benin: Democracy, more than a moment

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Soglo and Benin: Democracy, more than a moment

Greg Mills

22 Aug 2017

African democracy in the spotlight (part 2)

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African democracy in the spotlight (part 2)

Terence McNamee

8 Aug 2017

African democracy in the spotlight (part 1)

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African democracy in the spotlight (part 1)

Terence McNamee

4 Aug 2017

Elections in Africa: Preparing a democratic playbook

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Elections in Africa: Preparing a democratic playbook

Chipokota-Mayamba Mwanawasa, Nchimunya Hamukoma, Terence McNamee

11 Jul 2017

Making Africa Work: Democracy and Development

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Making Africa Work: Democracy and Development

1 May 2017