Tagged: democracy
Farida Adamu
Democracy Watch: What Is Going On In Chad?
Protests erupted in Chad after the Chadian president and head of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement, Idriss Deby, announced his intention to run for office for a sixth term in the forthcoming April elections. Several arrests have been made including that of Mahamat Nour Ibedou, a prominent Chadian human rights activist. Issues to Consider Deby has been in power since […]
Farida Adamu
Kosovo: Court Ruling Triggers Fresh Elections
The constitutional court of Kosovo has declared the government an illegitimate one, triggering fresh elections in the Balkan country. The Court ruled on December 21 that the election of the government of Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti was illegal because one member of parliament (Etem Arifi) who voted for the government had previously been convicted of a crime. According to the constitution in Kosovo, […]
Farida Adamu
Democracy Watch: Protesting in Hong Kong
Three pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been arrested and sentenced to prison over protests that started in Hong Kong last year. Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been served 13.5 months, 10 months and 7 months in prison, respectively, “for inciting, organising or participating in an unlawful assembly at Hong Kong police headquarters.” For Mr Wong who has served […]
Farida Adamu
Ethiopia: What is Going on?
Heavy fighting is ongoing in the north of Ethiopia in the Tigray region––one of Ethiopia’s autonomous states––after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered the deployment of troops to the area and declared a 6-month state of emergency. The leading political party in the region, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has been accused of attacking the […]
Farida Adamu
Nigeria Democracy Watch: Accusing Protesters
The Central bank of Nigeria, after receiving a court order that allowed individual banks to freeze 20 bank accounts related to the #EndSARS movement in Nigeria till January 2021, has further accused the account holders of funding terrorism without any evidence asides from the narration with which the monies were sent “#EndSARS.” Newswire reports that the CBN, through its […]
Farida Adamu
Understanding the Algerian Political Tension
Political tension and unrest have been prominent in the Algerian political landscape over the past few months. Unending protests, which started in February 2019, led to the resignation of long-term President Abdoulazez Bouteflika in April 2019. However, this is not the first time civil agitations have led to political or constitutional changes. In 1988 riots in Algeria […]
Farida Adamu
Egypt Votes in First Round of Parliamentary Polls
The people of Egypt have voted in the first round of parliamentary elections which has widely been described as an election that will tighten the incumbent’s grip on power. Voting commenced on Saturday, the 24th of October and closed at 9 pm the following day. This first stage of voting took place in 14 of Egypt’s 27 provinces, including Giza and the […]