يتعين على إفريقيا مواجهة بيئة انتخابية معقدة في عام ٢٠٢٦، تشمل الصراعات، وهيمنة شاغلي المناصب، وتزايد استياء الشباب، وتأثيرات الجهات الخارجية، مما يجعل من الصعب سماع أصوات المواطنين.
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يتعين على إفريقيا مواجهة بيئة انتخابية معقدة في عام ٢٠٢٦، تشمل الصراعات، وهيمنة شاغلي المناصب، وتزايد استياء الشباب، وتأثيرات الجهات الخارجية، مما يجعل من الصعب سماع أصوات المواطنين.
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Militaries can launch operations in days with forces that are already trained, equipped, and supplied. But civilian actors typically require longer notice to build capacity and infrastructure and train staff, particularly if they also must obtain funding and supplies.
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The Botswana Defence Force’s culture of military professionalism has been diligently constructed around cultural values of democracy, service to the public, and accountability.
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ويواجه العديد من الدول الإفريقية التي ستشهد انتخابات في عام ٢٠٢٦ تحديات ديمقراطية جوهرية تتمثل في وضع ضوابط فعّالة على السلطة التنفيذية لتمكين تقاسم السلطة والتمثيل الشعبي.
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A wave of realization is hitting African governments and societies as to the scope of deceptive practices used to lure Africans into fighting and dying for Russia.
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister reports 272 Ghanaians have been lured into the battle since 2022.
The world’s most youthful continent continues to be highly mobile. With 12 of the world’s top 20 fastest-growing economies, a median age of 19, and roughly 600M people of working age, millions of Africa’s increasingly educated workforce move to towns and cities every year.
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Critics contend that political space under Abiy has been shrinking for years. Journalists regularly face intimidation or arrest for critical reporting. An estimated 43 journalists were detained over the past year.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists warns of “a deliberate campaign to dismantle critical reporting in Ethiopia.”
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يتعين على إفريقيا مواجهة بيئة انتخابية معقدة في عام ٢٠٢٦، تشمل الصراعات، وهيمنة شاغلي المناصب، وتزايد استياء الشباب، وتأثيرات الجهات الخارجية، مما يجعل من الصعب سماع أصوات المواطنين.
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Irregular armed groups in West Africa have exploited tactical deficiencies in military force structures, requiring greater integration of mobility, intelligence, and sustainment capabilities within African counterinsurgency operations.
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The lack of political will to change can be seen in the national elections, which were postponed in 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024:
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The costs of all this for South Sudan's people have been high.
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Observers are concerned that South Sudan's leaders are “systematically dismantling the 2018 Revitalized Peace agreement” and leading the country back to war.
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La junte du Burkina Faso pursuit "une stratégie concertée de désinformation : démentir, minimiser, détourner l’attention et désigner un ennemi extérieur."
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Notre éclairage examine les facteur clés qui façonnent chacun des 11 scrutins prévus en 2026:
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Cependant, même dans les environnements les plus difficiles, les citoyens (souvent avec les jeunes en tête) veulent se faire entendre et exigent plus de transparence, de justice et de réponses aux intérêts publics.
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Le paysage électoral de 2026 en Afrique est complexe et défini par des conflits, des dirigeants bien établis, le mécontentement croissant des jeunes et l’influence d’acteurs extérieurs.
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إن الثورة في أنظمة الطائرات دون طيار تعمل على إعادة تشكيل ديناميكيات الصراعات المسلحة في إفريقيا. يتعين على الجيوش المحترفة الموازنة بين المزايا التكتيكية للطائرات بدون طيار وفهم حدودها ومخاطرها.
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The persistence of Africa’s conflicts has directly contributed to a record 167 million Africans facing acute food insecurity with an estimated 700,000 threatened by famine.
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La persistance des conflits en Afrique a directement contribué à ce qu’un nombre record de 167 millions d’Africains soient confrontés à une insécurité alimentaire aiguë, avec 700 000 d’entre eux menacés de famine.
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Disinformation campaigns have directly driven deadly violence, promoted and validated military coups, cowed civil society members into silence, and served as smokescreens for corruption and exploitation. And the scope of it in Africa is eye-opening.
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The fight against Al Shabaab in Somalia is becoming increasingly regionalized, with Gulf states supporting rival Somali actors.
Pulling Somalia back from the abyss is still possible, but will require political and security reforms and a renewed AU peacekeeping force.
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A look at the elections coming up this year across Africa finds youth front and center ahead of every election, demanding more transparency, fairness, and responsiveness from Africa’s electoral processes—even in countries with an uneven electoral playing field.
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A recent Afrobarometer survey reveals that while most Africans want to choose their leaders through fair elections … they increasingly don't trust their country's electoral bodies to ensure that fairness.
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Xinhua has 37 bureaus in Africa.
StarTimes is the 2nd largest player in African digital TV.
Many young African journalists are trained in China and paid by Chinese media entities.
China's spike investments in African media is part of a global influence strategy. Read more:
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The Niger junta’s strategy of resource nationalism, economic populism, and revolutionary fervor against perceived foreign domination makes the country an unfavorable environment for investment, as China has found:
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Afin de lutter de manière efficace contre l’insurrection dans le nord du Bénin il faut rendre opérationnel un modèle de protection centré sur la population et ancrer cette éthique au sein des forces de sécurité.
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Les attaques persistantes de groupes islamistes militants dans les régions frontalières du nord du Bénin constituent une menace croissante pour la sécurité des pays côtiers d’Afrique de l’Ouest.
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تعمل الجهات الفاعلة في دول الخليج على توسيع مشاركاتها في البنية التحتية الحيوية والموانئ وقطاع الأمن في شرق إفريقيا، حيث يسعون للحصول على الفرص والتنافس على النفوذ، مما يعيد رسم ملامح المشهد الاستثماري والسياسي في المنطقة.
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Bien que le Bénin ait entrepris des réformes notables pour répondre à la menace des militants islamistes qui se répandent à sa frontière nord, d’autres adaptations en matière de sécurité et de gouvernance s’avèrent nécessaires pour rétablir la stabilité.
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This diagram outlines a battle group organized around a core of multiple modular combat teams.
Nimble tactical units like this could be a gamechanger for West African counterinsurgency operations. See our Security Brief for details:
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