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Jill Biden to Namibian youth: Protect your democracy

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has told the young people of Namibia that the democracy their parents and grandparents fought for is now theirs to defend and protect

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Nigeria election 2023: Five reasons to care about the vote

Millions of Nigerians are set to elect their next president. Here’s what’s at stake.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2023

Israel's rightward shift is straining its ties with US Jews

An array of U.S. Jewish leaders are sounding alarms about what they see as a threat to Israel’s democracy posed by its new government

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Mexico's Senate approves controversial electoral reform

Mexico’s Senate has approved a reform of the country’s electoral institute, a move that opponents say will undercut democracy but which the president contends will save money and reduce political privileges

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Mexico passes electoral overhaul that critics warn weakens democracy

Mexican lawmakers on Wednesday approved a controversial overhaul of the body overseeing the country's elections, a move critics warn will weaken democracy ahead of a presidential vote next year.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Nigeria's uncertain election: Can third party candidate force presidential run-off?

Will Nigeria's two-party system tremble? Africa's most populous nation has known its share of bruising campaigns, but never since the 1999 return to democracy has there been a run-off in the presidential election. Now, in a nation where the average age is 18, could voters turn away from big tent…

France 24 · Feb 22, 2023

Bola Tinubu: Nigeria's kingmaker who wants to be king

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, holds two traditional titles: Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban of the Borgu kingdom in Niger State, north-central Nigeria. The titles have similar meanings: leader and leader of warriors.

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2023

OPINION - Nuclear hints and nasty threats aside, Putin’s fate still depends on China

It was a tale of two cities and two speeches — Joe Biden in Warsaw, Vladimir Putin in Moscow. To borrow Dickens’ famous opening line, the worst of times was represented by the Russian leader’s wall-to- wall paranoia. The best, perhaps, was the American’s exhortations to back democracy and the…

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

Republicans hit Biden to hurt Ukraine

Far-right Republicans won't come right out in support of Putin, yet they agree with his anti-democratic agenda

Salon · Feb 22, 2023

Why Republicans are so easily triggered

Curiously, it is the same reason why they are best equipped for the meme wars

Salon · Feb 22, 2023