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Good Governance Africa (GGA) is a research and advocacy organisation based in Africa that works to improve government performance on the continent. Click on About Us to find out more.

 

Good Governance Africa

Good Governance Africa (GGA) is a research and advocacy organisation based in Africa that works to improve government performance on the continent. Click on About Us to find out more.
  • Who is your councillor?

    by Simon Allison

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  • Algeria: More of the same

    by Anne Wolf

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  • Kenya's elections: Observing the observers

    by Mienke Mari Steytler

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  • DRC: To hold a credible election, bring in the foreigners

    by Stephanie Wolters

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  • Tunisia: the rocky road to elections

    by Farida Ayari

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  • Zimbabwe: fear and loathing

    by Ray Ndlovu

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Big Brother, too

Big Brother, too

New tech tools for hacks, whistle-blowers and activists, by Adam Clayton Powell III

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The rising power of social media in African politics

The rising power of social media in African politics

Mobile technology is moving past the gatekeepers, writes Gavin Davis

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Latest publications
File Africa in Fact, June 2013: Elections: make them count
After the cold war ended, all African countries with the exception of Eritrea and Swaziland formally introduced multi-party politics. All African countries now hold elections. But holding elections is not necessarily a sign of democracy. This issue of Africa in Fact explores which countries are getting it right, and where some changes are needed.
May 31, 2013
File Africa in Fact, May 2013: Bit by bit, technology transforms Africa
Since 2000 sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile market has grown 44% a year on average and is now the world’s fastest growing. By the end of 2012, Africa as a whole had accumulated 821m mobile subscribers out of a population of 1.08 billion, with the penetration rate likely to pass 100% in 2017. This issue of Africa in Fact explores how technology is reshaping Africa.
Apr 30, 2013
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