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Author: Nic Cheeseman

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Nic Cheeseman

Nic Cheeseman is the Director of the Centre for Elections, Democracy Accountability and Representation and the Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham. He’s an expert in the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI).

  • Deputy President William Ruto on the campaign trail. Credit: William Samoei Ruto.
    KenyaPoliticsTop story
    By Nic Cheeseman
    July 26, 2022
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    1

    Three reasons ethnicity will count for less in Kenya’s upcoming vote

    Elections have always been about much more than ethnicity, but this will be particularly so this 9 August. Elections in Kenya have a reputation for being ...
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  • A rally held by the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) shortly after constitutional court's verdict annulling the May 2019 elections. Credit: MCP.
    MalawiPolitics
    By Nic Cheeseman
    February 24, 2020
    3119
    8

    The opposition playbook for discrediting elections and its risks

    Opposition parties across Africa and world have been using a similar set of strategies to discredit elections. Here’s what they are. Malawi recently held its breath ...
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  • General Chiwenga.
    Politics
    By Nic Cheeseman
    December 11, 2017
    3857
    0

    Don’t Mess With The Military and 4 other lessons from Africa in 2017

    What trends emerged in Africa in 2017? What can we expect in 2018? The last 12 months have been a confusing time for African democracy. We ...
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  • The two front runners, President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) and Raila Odinga (right). Credit: State House of Kenya/World Economic Forum.
    KenyaPolitics
    By Nic Cheeseman
    July 12, 2017
    9413
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    Kenyatta vs. Odinga: A study in contrasts

    Ahead of Kenya’s elections, the opposition stalwart is promising to shake things up, while the incumbent vows to protect the status quo. Kenya’s general election will be contested ...
    Read More
  • President Edgar Lungu is accused of embarking on a campaign against opposition voices across society. Credit: GCIS.
    PoliticsZambia
    By Nic Cheeseman
    June 19, 2017
    6618
    14

    Zambia’s authoritarianism deepens, emboldened by IMF support

    An opposition leader in jail. 48 MPs suspended. A $1.2 billion IMF package on the way. The speaker of Zambia’s National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, has suspended ...
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  • Politics
    By Nic Cheeseman
    January 10, 2017
    3756
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    Africa’s real story of 2017 will be of close elections and activists struggling to hold governments accountable

    Electoral commissions, the battle for the control of social media, and a hesitant international community could define many of the political stories of the coming year. ...
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