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Is Eastern Africa Abandoning Democracy?

Name: Is Eastern Africa Abandoning Democracy?
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T16:00:40.000Z
Duration: 1171 s
Channel: Simon Whistler
Description: Across the region, incumbents are rewriting constitutions, jailing challengers, and staging elections that ratify power rather than contest it — with little pushback from abroad.

Across the region, incumbents are rewriting constitutions, jailing challengers, and staging elections that ratify power rather than contest it — with little pushback from abroad.

Simon Whistler • April 7, 2026

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