Tagged: Middle East

Farida Adamu

Democracy Watch: Israel Protests

Under strict restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, thousands of citizens in Israel are protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the second time within the space of a week Israeli citizens are voicing their displeasure against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power, despite criminal charges levelled against him. How […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Israel: A Joint Government Looms

With the threat of new elections over their heads, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his chief rival, Benny Gantz, have intensified efforts aimed at finalising and forming a coalition government, calling on the country’s president to extend the Monday deadline to midnight on Wednesday. The two held a meeting followed by an […]
Farida Adamu

Afghanistan Declares Winner of Presidential Election

The incumbent President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election nearly five months after the presidential elections took place. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Tuesday that Ghani garnered 50.64 per cent of the votes cast on September 28 of last year, beating Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Israel to Hold Third General Election in a Year

After failing to form a government following two rounds of elections in April and September, the Israeli Knesset has voted to dissolve itself and hold another election on the 2nd of March, 2020. How did we get here? In the wake of the April and September 2019 elections, the two largest parties in parliament – […]
Farida Adamu

The Dreaded Afghan Elections are Here

The Afghan people will head to the polls on the 28th of September to vote for a new president. It will be the country’s fourth presidential election since 2001. Why This Matters Afghan voters are hesitant about going to polls on Saturday, following several messages from the Taliban threatening to disrupt the polls. On September […]
Mercy Abang

7 countries where citizens are paying the ultimate price for using the internet

We are in the 21st century and it is shocking that activists, advocates and development agencies still continue to agitate for citizens access to the internet. Internet accessibility has undoubtedly become a fundamental human right; but some nations are not allowing the freedom that comes with internet access. There has been a large-scale government-authorised crackdown […]