Election Day 2020 As members of the Electoral College gather in state capitols around the country to complete an close out an election filled with rancor, we thought...
Bolivia, Ecuador protests challenge media From Chile to Haiti, massive anti-government protests have spiraled across Latin America in recent weeks. On this edition of Global Journalist, a...
Egypt’s staged election Egypt will hold a presidential election at the end of this month. But there’s little drama about who will actually win. President Abdel-Fatah...
Zimbabwe, South Africa in transition Two figures have dominated the politics of southern Africa in recent years. One is Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe. The other is...
Europe confronts Russian hacking There has been broad fallout from Russian efforts to hack the 2016 U.S. election, including sanctions, worsening relations between the two countries...
Estonia a test case for Russian hacking threat Estonia e-voting grows despite tampering concerns Tiny Estonia might seem an unlikely place to see the future of technology. (Credit:...
Kenya tensions spike amid electoral dispute A decade ago a disputed presidential election in Kenya led to violence that left more than 1,400 people dead and forced 600,000 from their...
Kenyan cartoonist optimistic despite censorship, tension "A political cartoonist is always on the cutting edge of free expression, given that they are constantly making fun of powerful people." Patrick...
Congo’s retreat from democracy After more than 16 years in power, the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila was to step down after his term expired in...
Kenya losing battle with corruption Kenya has long been one of the richest and most developed countries in Africa. The capital Nairobi is a hub for businesses all over the continent,...
