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President Mnangagwa prepares the ground for his one more presidency

Zimbabwean authorities duplicate the policy of Robert Mugabe and some African authoritarian leaders who amended the constitution clause relating to the presidential term limits removal. The coloring country's presidential policy…

October 27, 2021Zimbabwe

Coup Democracy

The coup in Sudan: more external influence and higher domestic tension

RLI's forecast on vulnerability of power in Sudan following the coup failure on September 21, 2021, has been confirmed. The presence of ex-President al-Bashir in Sudan and the external influence…

October 25, 2021Sudan

Democracy Governance

Uzbek president’s victory prospects amid restrictions on candidates’ registration

2021 Uzbek presidential elections will probably bring the victory to the current leader of the country, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. At the previous elections, he won 88% in a virtually uncontested vote.…

October 22, 2021Uzbekistan

Democracy Governance

North Macedonia elections: risking changing the government

North Macedonia hits the turbulence thereby risking changing the government forcefully and strengthening Russia’s influence in the country. On 17 October 2021, the seventh local elections since its declaration of…

October 18, 2021North Macedonia

Democracy Healthcare Opinion

Women, Adolescent Health and Social Care in Eswatini

Women's reproductive and sexual health rights are essential for women and adolescents health in Eswatini and throughout Africa. As Mandisa Zwane-Machakata of SAfAIDS Eswatini points out, efforts related to women's…

October 15, 2021Eswatini

Democracy Opinion

EU: New walls between East and West

Many countries in the Western Balkans are eagerly awaiting the start of procedures for their entry into the EU. But just these days, the Union building is cracking and in…

October 14, 2021Albania, Poland

Democracy Governance

Reasons and prospects of Gbagbo’s return to politics

Former Ivoirien president Laurent Gbagbo, acquitted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, seeks to re-enter politics. In early August he floated the idea of creating a new political…

September 29, 2021Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo

Democracy Governance

Gambian elections: frustrations grow around President Barrow amid his ambitions to keep power

The new APRC-NPP pact is Gambian President Barrow’s desperate move to win the second term. The party-to-party agreement is supposed to help the incumbent president’s desire to win support of the…

September 22, 2021Gambia

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Election Rigging in Russia: Test of Western Powers’ Commitment to Democratic Values

Parliamentary elections in Russia are a challenge for democratic governments. Ignoring massive violations of the civilized principles of the expression of people’s will would sent a destructive signal across the…

September 16, 2021Russia

Democracy Geopolitics

Afghanistan is completely lost. Is Iraq next on the list? Arms sales can tell a lot

The recent events observed in Afghanistan have shown us how fragile the US order can be. After 20 years of fighting, the Taliban is again at the helm, and it seems…

September 7, 2021Iraq, Russia

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President Mnangagwa prepares the ground for his one more presidency

The coup in Sudan: more external influence and higher domestic tension

Uzbek president’s victory prospects amid restrictions on candidates’ registration

North Macedonia elections: risking changing the government

Women, Adolescent Health and Social Care in Eswatini

EU: New walls between East and West

Reasons and prospects of Gbagbo’s return to politics

Gambian elections: frustrations grow around President Barrow amid his ambitions to keep power

Election Rigging in Russia: Test of Western Powers’ Commitment to Democratic Values

Afghanistan is completely lost. Is Iraq next on the list? Arms sales can tell a lot

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