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Elections in Africa, Between Continuity and Disruptions
Giovanni Carbone
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Camillo Casola
26 October 2020

Nigeria’s street protests placed governance issues back at the centre stage in Africa. 2020 is proving a crucial year for democratic processes across the continent. Seriously affected by the impact of the pandemic, democracy around the world is facing new challenges and threats: looking at the forthcoming elections in Africa thus becomes more urgent than ever. While the Covid-19 crisis led to the postponement of critical elections – notably, the long-awaited ones in Ethiopia and Somalia – elsewhere voting processes have not been halted. After Togo, Burundi, and Malawi – here a democratic turnover took place – many other African countries will go to the polls over the next few weeks, from Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso to Ghana and Tanzania. How are these countries approaching the vote in the midst of the pandemic? Will the elections contribute to advancing democratic practices or else simply strengthen the power of incumbents?

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ISPI and University of Milan
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Andrea Cassani
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The Curse of Continuity: Côte d’Ivoire and the 2020 Elections
Giulia Piccolino
Loughborough University
Ghana Heads to the Polls: What Matters in This Election?
Kelly Krawczyk
CDD Ghana - Auburn University
Niger’s Elections Amid Violence and Authoritarian Backsliding
Sebastian Elischer
University of Florida
Burkina Faso’s Elections: Old and New Challenges for Kaboré
Margaret Ariotti
University of Georgia
Central African Republic: A Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis on the Verge of Elections
Cristina Azzarello
Analyst and humanitarian worker
Tanzania’s Election: President Magufuli and a Struggle of Ideas
Daniel Paget
University of Aberdeen
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Idayat Hassan
Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)

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Giovanni Carbone
Head ISPI Africa Programme
Camillo Casola
ISPI Africa Programme

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