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Afrobarometer leaders receive Distinguished Africanist awards
Two Afrobarometer founders have received Distinguished Africanist awards from the African Studies Association (ASA) recognizing their scholarship, leadership, and service.
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Afrobarometer director wins Distinguished Africanist Award
Gyimah-Boadi, who retired as executive director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) in February, is a former professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon.
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Senegalese strongly support equal chance for women to be elected to public office
Partisan preferences aside, having a woman as mayor of their capital city – a historic first – should suit Senegalese citizens just fine: Most of them say women should have the same chance as men to be elected to public office.
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Half of Gambians perceive decrease in corruption over the past year
Almost half of Gambians say the level of corruption in the country has decreased in the past 12 months, Afrobarometer’s maiden national survey in the Gambia shows.
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Sierra Leoneans split on whether dual citizens should be allowed to vote, new Afrobarometer survey shows
Sierra Leoneans are divided on whether dual citizens should be allowed to vote, a new national Afrobarometer survey shows.
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Almost half of Liberians perceive increase in corruption over the past year, new Afrobarometer survey shows
Almost half of Liberians say the level of corruption in the country has increased, new Afrobarometer data reveal.
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Taking stock: Survey findings track citizens’ priorities, Sustainable Development Goals, and government performance in Africa
Good jobs and economic growth top the priorities of African citizens, but government performance on these issues lags, according to new Afrobarometer findings from across the continent.
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More than half of Tunisia’s youth and highly educated have considered emigrating, study shows
A majority of Tunisia’s youth and highly educated have considered emigrating, according to a recent Afrobarometer survey.
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Land redistribution: South Africans prioritize land taken in forced removals, support ‘willing seller’ approach
South Africans want the government to prioritize redistributing land taken during forced removals of Black South Africans half a century ago.
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