Why AI Readiness for West African Civil Society Cannot Be Leapfrogged
When mobile money transformed financial inclusion across West Africa in the 2000s and 2010s, it appeared to validate the idea…
Geographical Coverage: Africa
Reimagining Peace and Security in West Africa: Local Solutions, Regional Solidarity and Global Partnerships
West Africa is facing a rise in violent extremism, farmer–herder conflicts, environmental stress, resource-related tensions, maritime piracy, transnational organised crime,…
Deliberative democracy in Africa: Outcomes and takeaways from our 2025 convening in Banjul, The Gambia
In October 2025, DemocracyNext hosted a convening in Banjul, The Gambia, with a group of facilitators, academics, civil society actors,…
Mapping of media assistance and journalism support programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Across the continent, journalists, media outlets, and civil society organisations continue to play an essential role in informing citizens and…
HOW TO REACH A PROMISING FUTURE IN THE AFRICAN GREATLAKES REGION
A non-military approach to bringing peace in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recently been gaining…
In Their Words: A Practical Guide for Engaging Young People in Civic Education
IFES, in partnership with KDI, a youth-focused nonprofit organization in Nigeria, conducted a global survey to solicit young people’s insight…
Understanding Soft Power Play: A Paradigm Shift In Peacebuilding
In today’s changing landscape of conflict, traditional peacebuilding approaches- military interventions and sanctions often fail to bring about sustainable peace.…
Annual Review of Political Science: Africa’s unfinished democratic journey: My modest part
My life is roughly divided into three parts. The first part covers my formative years: birth a few years before…
The Urgency of Now: Inclusive Narratives in Africa
“Growing up, I saw the immense disparity between the narratives portrayed in mainstream media and the lived realities of LGBTQ+…
Learning Sites for Health Systems Research: Reflections on Five Programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America
Learning sites are research platforms established in a specific geographical area, where researchers and local actors collaborate over an extended…