Tagged: risks

Mojisola Salaudeen

Sudan’s Fight for Democracy: Protest Leaders and Military Meet

The ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and Sudan’s protest leaders have agreed to meet, following calls by AU-Ethiopia mediators. Negotiations reportedly began on Wednesday, with the condition to reach a decision within 72 hours. Military or Civilian? Following the army’s ousting of President Omar al-Bashir in April, “The TMC and opposition coalition have, for weeks, […]

Asari Ndem

Three risks posed by electronic voting

Technology has the potential to make voting safer. Applied correctly, it can boost voter participation, increase turnaround time (tallying of votes) and improve the voting experience. In Africa, many have clamoured for a switch to electronic voting methods as a way to potentially curb the influence of big money in politics and, considering that we […]