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Nic Cheeseman, The Conversation
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How did some legislatures hold governments to account during Covid-19? And why did others fail?
Democratic freedoms were undermined in 83 countries from March 2020 to September 2020, finds a study.
Nic Cheeseman, The Conversation & Rebecca Gordon, The Conversation
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Nigeria has shown that WhatsApp doesn’t only help spread fake news, but can also help fight it
While the 2019 Nigerian election saw a huge amount of pro-government fake news circulated through the app, it also gave the Opposition a cheap way to fight it.
Nic Cheeseman, The Conversation
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After Mugabe, all eyes are on Museveni: How long can he cling to power in Uganda?
As a young radical in the 1980s, Museveni publicly scorned African rulers who clung to power.
Justin Willis, The Conversation, Gabrielle Lynch, The Conversation & Nic Cheeseman, The Conversation
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