This paper identifies the factors influencing women participation in politics in the SADC
region. The paper drew from the fact that the 30% average woman participation rate is still …

Elections are the hallmarks of democracy; they also serve the purpose of peaceful change in
government and confer political legitimacy on the government. Viewed from this prism …

Electoral violence is a persistent phenomenon in Africa. Studies reveal that no single
election has been held in Africa without incidents of violence. There is a surge of interest in …

Despite the growing literature on political violence in sub-Saharan Africa, there is,
surprisingly, a limited number of studies exploring its relationship with voter turnout, and …

Conducts of by-elections in recent times have been fraught with a lot of security challenges.
This has been as a result of the violence that characterized the conduct of by-elections in …

While significant advancements have been made in recent years on the African continent in
tackling security threats, there are needed improvements to capacities among other …

This study examined the nexus between inconclusive elections and democratic
consolidation in Africa using Nigeria as a frame of reference. The study argued that the …

Elections serve as a legitimate means to usher in a new government or in some instances,
signifying the continuation of a regime. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa, elections are …

The centrality of elections in democracy has been overemphasized. Huntington asserts that
the institutionalization of elections is a sufficient step to bring and consolidate democracy …

From Algeria to South Africa, passing through Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, the Democratic Republic
of Congo and Zimbabwe, election-related violence has imposed itself as a full component of …