Trendlines and Transformations in African Democratic Governance
The Wilson Center Africa Program and the Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program recently convened policymakers, academics, and thought leaders to discuss how trends in democratic governance impact US-Africa relations. Browse our latest work here.
In recent years, headlines across Africa have highlighted increased coups, contested and uncontested elections, declining voter turnout, and large-scale protest movements. These events have raised questions about democratic decline across the continent. To decipher the trends across Africa and bring context and focus to the broader conversations, the Wilson Center Africa Program and the SSRC’s African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program are convening a series on Trendlines and Transformations in African Democratic Governance.
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The first event examined how citizen participation and civic engagement demands are shaping governance in different ways across the continent.
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The second event examines how geopolitical trends influence democratic governance across Africa and the emerging opportunities and challenges these trends pose to US-Africa relations.
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Publication
Recommendations for Bolder Democratic Engagement with Africa
This report derives from the first event in the "Trendlines and Transformations in African Democratic Governance" series. The discussion provided experience- and research-based options and suggested priorities for how to strengthen democratic engagement with African countries in support of common goals, presented here as five strategic areas of focus that can support the incoming administration's engagement with African countries.
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