Democracy and rights Abbreviated as GIN by Abbreviationfinder, Guinea has had a civilian government since 2010. Although several elections have been held since then, the democratic system has major shortcomings and there is strong tension between the government and the political...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as GHA by Abbreviationfinder, Ghana is considered one of Africa’s strongest democracies. Since the country’s return to civilian rule in 1992, respect for human rights has been strengthened. A serious problem is corruption; In 2019, Ghana fell...
Democracy and rights Since Yahya Jammeh, who had ruled the Gambia with authoritarian methods for over two decades, lost the 2016 presidential election, citizens’ freedoms and rights have been strengthened. The new government under Adama Barrow has set up a Truth...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as GAB by Abbreviationfinder, Gabon is formally a democracy, but in practice almost all power lies with the president and his immediate circle. In recent years, media freedom has been eroded. Political influence exists in the judiciary...
Democracy and rights In Ethiopia, the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has a strong grip on power and the country can almost be described as a one-party state. Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali took office in the spring...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as ERI by Abbreviationfinder, Eritrea is an authoritarian one-party state where no elections have been held since the country’s independence in 1993. All power lies in the hands of President Isaias Afwerki and his party PFDJ. The...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as GNQ by Abbreviationfinder, Equatorial Guinea is one of the world’s hardest dictatorships. The repression has worsened since the 2018 presidential election, when the last squandering of opposition was imprisoned. The president and his relatives have control...
Democracy and rights The Egyptian people revolted in 2011 against a dictator who relied on military power. But after several dramatic trips, with democratic elections that the military leadership has not accepted and with recurrent bloodshed, the country is once again...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as DJU by Abbreviationfinder, Djibouti is governed by authoritarian methods by President Ismail Omar Guelleh and his party coalition the Union for Presidential Majority (UMP). Guelleh and the circle around him have incited both political opposition and...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as DRC by Abbreviationfinder, Congo-Kinshasa went to elections 2006 was the first time in 40 years that democratic elections were held in the country. But democratization came and despite a massive UN effort and several peace agreements,...
Democracy and rights This text is under construction and will be published in the spring of 2020. 2020 May Twenty arrested suspects for planned attack May 22 Around 20 suspects were arrested in April for planning a murder trial against Union...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as TCD by Abbreviationfinder, Chad has since ruled a military coup in 1990 by President Idriss Déby and his immediate circle. All opposition is silenced and media freedom is circumvented. Political rulers often intervene in the work...
Democracy and rights After several years of civil war, democratic elections were held in the Central African Republic, abbreviated as CAF by Abbreviationfinder, in 2016/2017, which despite many deficiencies was approved by international observers. The civilian population has been severely affected...
Democracy and rights 2020 May Cape Verde raises emergency June 28 President Jorge Carlos Fonseca abolishes the state of emergency introduced to fight the spread of the new corona virus. In the past, gradual relief has been made. The authorities now...
Democracy and rights In recent years, democracy in Cameroon, which is abbreviated as CMR by Abbreviationfinder, has weakened from an already bad position. The reasons are mainly a stepped up conflict between government forces and separatists in the English-speaking areas since...
Democracy and rights Since then President-elect Pierre Nkurunziza’s contested election victory in July 2015, Burundi has been in political chaos, with harassment, repression and violence directed at political opponents and other government-critical voices. Freedom of the press and opinion is severely...
Democracy and rights The democratic elections held in 2015 have given hope for a more democratic development in the country of Burkina Faso abbreviated as BFA by Abbreviationfinder. At the same time, the increased threat from jihadist movements poses a risk...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as BWA by Abbreviationfinder, Botswana is usually described as one of Africa’s most stable democracies. But freedom of speech is circumscribed and several groups, including women, are discriminated against. Botswana is a democracy with multi-party systems. The...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as BEN by Abbreviationfinder, Benin has been emphasized since the 1990s as a democratic example for other countries in Africa. But the events surrounding the parliamentary elections in April 2019 got judges to warn of the authoritarian...
Democracy and rights Over the past year, abbreviated as AGO by Abbreviationfinder, Angola has taken several important steps in a democratic direction. But major challenges remain, including corruption and judicial deficiencies. According to the Constitution, Angola is supposed to be a...
Democracy and rights Abbreviated as DZA by Abbreviationfinder, Algeria has undergone a new “Arab Spring” beginning in 2019. The first, an international protest wave in 2011, managed to dampen the regime by using the country’s oil money for various types of...
