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Malawi elections provide a global lesson in democracy

by Dr Craig Moffat | Nov 24, 2020 | 0 Comments

While outgoing US President Donald Trump has repeated tantrums at the prospect of leaving the White House, a lesson in democracy from Malawi is worth paying closer attention to. Lazarus Chakwera was inaugurated as Malawi’s sixth president on 6 July 2020 after winning...

Lessons from Trump’s dethronement for Africa

by Dr Ross Harvey | Nov 13, 2020 | 0 Comments

In a historic US election, President Donald Trump was ousted from office by Joe Biden. Biden won 50.8% of the popular vote, while Trump still managed 47.5% in the largest voter turnout since 1908. The presidency of Donald Trump is widely viewed as anomalous, a...

SADC calls the Tanzania election more of the same: Did we expect anything different?

by Dr Craig Moffat | Nov 5, 2020 | 0 Comments

It has been a week since Tanzania held its general election. As the dust settles, a closer examination of the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) response and validation of the election outcome is necessary. According to the National Electoral Commission...

Tanzania election: Pre and election day developments October 27 – 28

by Dr Craig Moffat, Monique Bennett and Sixolile Ngqwala | Oct 28, 2020 | 0 Comments

Polling Stations Polling stations opened on 28 October at 07:00 and voters will have until 16:00 to cast their ballots. The results are expected to be released one week from today. The opposition has raised claims that their party agents have been denied entry into...

Tanzania: Pre-election developments: October 23-26

by Dr Craig Moffat, Monique Bennett and Sixolile Ngqwala | Oct 26, 2020 | 0 Comments

Election Campaign Concerns Deputy Secretary General for ACT-Wazalendo for Zanzibar, Nassor Ahmed, reportedly went missing for 5 hours on Sunday (25th October) after his vehicle was hit by an unmarked car which then took him away. Leaders of ACT-Wazalendo in Zanzibar...

President Mnangagwa eschews election observers for a reason

by Dr Craig Moffat | Oct 26, 2020 | 3 Comments

On a recent state visit to Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa praised Malawi for successfully holding its election re-run without the presence of foreign observers and questioned whether they were required for polls in the region. Sound familiar? In 2011, the then...