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PP38: Still no alternative? Popular views of the opposition in Southern Africa’s one-party dominant regimes Publication | 2 Feb 2017 | Rorisang Lekalake Five Southern African countries have democracies dominated by parties that emerged from liberation movements and have governed since independence: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Read more
AD112: Do trustworthy institutions matter for development? Corruption, trust, and government performance in Africa Publication | 22 Aug 2016 | Michael Bratton and E. Gyimah-Boadi This Afrobarometer dispatch explores whether African citizens think that political institutions – ranging from the state presidency to local government councils – are worthy of their trust and whether public trust matters for development outcomes. Read more
AD74: Good neighbours? Africans express high levels of tolerance for many, but not for all Publication | 1 Mar 2016 | Boniface Dulani, Gift Sambo, and Kim Yi Dionne While Africa is often portrayed as a continent of ethnic and religious division and intolerance, findings show high degrees of acceptance of people from different ethnic groups, people of different religions, immigrants, and people living with HIV/AIDS (... Read more
AD10: Crime and security in East Africa: Burundians feel most secure Publication | 12 Apr 2015 | Pauline M. Wambua The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation comprising five countries in the Great Lakes region: Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The EAC has a protocol that identifies objectives for fostering regional peace and... Read more
AD3: Developing Africa’s infrastructure: The rough road to better services Publication | 12 Apr 2015 | Logan, Carolyn Inadequate access to basic infrastructure and development services remains a key impediment to improving health, welfare, and security for many Africans. While large majorities have ready access to schools and cell-phone services, many Africans still do... Read more
PP5: What people want from government: Basic services performance ratings, 34 countries Publication | 13 Apr 2015 | Asunka, Joseph Across 34 African countries, people's ratings of government performance in providing basic services -- water, sanitation and electricity -- are poor and declining. Ratings for health and education are somewhat better, but also declining.... Read more
WP167: Does personal experience of bribery explain protest participation in Africa? Publication | 21 Jul 2016 | Moletsane Monyake Does personal experience of bribery explain protest participation in Africa? Read more
AD122: China’s growing presence in Africa wins largely positive popular reviews Publication | 23 Oct 2016 | Mogopodi Lekorwe, Anyway Chingwete, Mina Okuru, and Romaric Samson In the eyes of Africans, China rivals the United States in influence and popularity as a development model, according to a new Afrobarometer report released on World Development Information Day. Read more
AD5: World AIDS Day: Most African governments win high marks for efforts to fight HIV/AIDS Publication | 12 Apr 2015 | Richmond, Samantha, Carolyn Logan and Brian Howard HIV and AIDS remains the leading cause of death in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa, the hardest-hit region, is home to 71% of the world’s 35 million people living with HIV, including 91% of the world’s HIV-infected children. Despite these grim statistics,... Read more

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