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New insight: AI in Africa: Do we understand its potential (for democracy and economic growth)?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often hailed as a game-changer — a force capable of reshaping how societies function, how decisions are made, and even how economies grow. But how much of this transformation is Africa truly prepared for? In this new insight, we take a grounded, non-expert look at AI’s unfolding role in Africa’s democratic…
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INSIGHT: Gangsterism: A New Form of Power. Can the accountability movement respond?
Our latest article Gangsterism: A New Form of Power explores the growing influence of gangsterism in global and local governance. It highlights how criminal networks, from Albanian mafias to corrupt government officials, are driven by greed and power, disregarding laws and ethical standards. The author argues that this phenomenon is not just about crime but…
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Africa’s Gen Z: Democracy’s Last Line of Defense
Originally posted on Kettering Foundation’s #FromManyWe blog: https://kettering.org/africas-gen-z-democracys-last-line-of-defense/ The African continent has 400 million youths aged 15–35 years, and they are playing a major role in determining the pulse of democracy. Young people are the largest voting cohort in Africa. In South Africa, they constitute 42% of registered voters and are 62% of the voting population in Ghana. They…
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African Philanthropy: Kicking Away the Scaffold
As the field of ‘African philanthropy’ grows, there is an emerging divergence of what the term actually means. There are three notable tendencies in trying to answer this question; first, there is a school of thought which states that African philanthropy is about the growth of a new set of resources (financial and otherwise) that…
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The Big Bet for 2025: Revitalizing Accountability in African Democracies
As we step into 2025, there is a palpable sense of anticipation for a brighter future across various facets of our lives, including the state of our democracies. The past year has been a mixed bag for African nations, with several countries undergoing elections that yielded new political dispensations including new administrations led by former…
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2024: The year democracy was tested in Africa
Originally posted on Mail & Guardian: https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2024-12-24-2024-the-year-democracy-was-tested-in-africa/ At the beginning of the year, Africa was scheduled to have presidential or general elections in 19 (35%) countries. A total of 180 million eligible voters were expected to make their mark. This was a test for democracy and institutional capacity to successfully provide oversight and ensure smooth transitions, given…
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Latest Developments on Land Tenure Reforms in Zimbabwe
Tendai Murisa, 9 October, 2024 Yesterday (8 October 2024), the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) announced a major shift on land tenure in fast-track farms. According to the announcement, GoZ intends to issue a bankable form of title to land where the owners of the land can borrow against the land and sell the land or…
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Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion
Opinion Piece originally posted in Mail & Guardian: https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2024-07-30-freedom-of-choice-in-rwandas-presidential-elections-is-an-illusion/ Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Tendai Murisa Rwandese once again went to the polls to elect their president, who will lead them for the next five years. As expected by many political analysts, Paul Kagame won with an overwhelming…
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South Africa’s Elections Are a Warning Sign for Democracy
Originally posted by Kettering Foundation: https://www.kettering.org/news/south-africas-elections-are-a-warning-sign-for-democracy/ In 1994, the world watched South Africa’s first democratic election, celebrating the victory of Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC). This year, for the first time in three decades, the ANC lost its majority amid growing frustrations with the party’s ability to deliver on its promises. Tendai Murisa warns…
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AfricaGiving-More Than Just an App!
Introduction In 2023 we launched what was perhaps one of our biggest initiatives in the African philanthropy landscape; a platform for giving which we called AfricaGiving. Prior to this, we were mostly known for our work on community foundations in Zimbabwe, some studies on high-net-worth giving and our online Ease of Doing Philanthropy Index which…
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