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Senegal counts down to the 24 March presidential election with a heavy burden. This is linked to the botched attempt of outgoing president Macky Sall to postpone the elections indefinitely and possibly extend his tenure. Although these attempts have been quashed by the country’s constitutional council, Amy Niang explains how they have already eroded trust in the electoral process and Sall’s commitment to leave office.
More than one in five Malawians have no reliable access to enough affordable and nutritious food. This crisis has been brought about by a sharp drop in the availability of maize, the country’s leading staple, which was caused by drought. Simon Roberts, Namhla Landani and Olwethu Shedi argue that Malawi could have mitigated the weather-related impact by allowing for the import of maize from neighbouring countries. Instead, the government resorted to ad hoc
trade bans which worsened the situation.
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Adejuwon Soyinka
Regional Editor West Africa
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Amy Niang, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
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Simon Roberts, University of Johannesburg; Namhla Landani, University of Johannesburg
Approximately 22% of Malawians are food insecure, partly because of the poor maize harvest in 2023.
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Christiane Zarfl, University of Tübingen; Rebecca Peters, University of Tübingen
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Karen McIntyre, Virginia Commonwealth University; Meghan Sobel Cohen, Regis University
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