2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (154+ words) Let the people have a say How are these changes impacting Africans" consumption of news and their perceptions of the media and democracy? Based on Afrobarometer"s 2024/2025 surveys in 38 African countries, we find that more than eight in 10 citizens across…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (174+ words) Let the people have a say Support for democracy rests on a range of foundations. Citizens may value democracy" intrinsically, as the most legitimate form of rule regardless of outcomes, or instrumentally, as a" system judged by its capacity to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (355+ words) Let the people have a say South Africans cast their ballots on 29 May 2024, and for the first time since the advent of the" country's democracy in 1994, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) lost its outright" majority, paving the way for…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (439+ words) Let the people have a say An assessment report by the World Bank found that insufficient monitoring of compliance" limits the intended effects of gender-progressive legislation, while several aspects of" customary law continue to discriminate against women and girls, particularly…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (345+ words) Afrobarometer - On average across 38 countries, water supply ranks third among the most important problems that Africans want their government to address, trailing health and unemployment and tied with education, the increasing cost of living, and infrastructure/roads (Figure 1). - Concern about…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (65+ words) Let the people have a say While these commitments signal an evident recognition of the central role that water security" plays in achieving sustainable development, implementation gaps remain stark, as" documented in Afrobarometer's most recent round of surveys." Stephen is…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (136+ words) Let the people have a say The 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey reveals that 29% of women aged 15-19" have begun childbearing and that 20% of married women aged 15-45 have an unmet need" for family planning. Only 48% of married women use modern contraceptive…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (259+ words) Let the people have a say Tanzania's Five-Year Implementation Plan for Family Planning (2018-2022) aimed to strengthen women's SRH autonomy (Nkenguye et al. 2023). The government has also introduced numerous complementary policies to ensure that women receive adequate sexual and reproductive health…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (192+ words) Let the people have a say The government's response to climate change is anchored in the National Climate Change" Adaptation Plan (2024-2030). The document serves as a roadmap toward a climate-resilient," low-carbon economy, which it seeks to achieve by mobilising climate…...

3+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (456+ words) Let the people have a say Legislative reform efforts have previously been countered by vociferous opposition from religious groups and conservative women's organisations (HEARD, 2016). Recent events indicate that support for widening the scope of pregnancy termination may be on the…...