… ‘Dissatisfied Democrats’ Who Will Safeguard Its Future Are Few Most Africans still want democracy, but fewer than one in six qualify as “dissatisfied democrats” who will protect against authoritarian backsliding, a new Afrobarometer study reveals. In the second of its Pan-Africa Profiles based on recent public-opinion surveys in 34 countries, […]
Some sacked members of Catalonia’s regional government have appeared in Spain’s high court for questioning, accused of rebellion and sedition in the wake of October’s disputed independence referendum. Nine officials turned up, while ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four others stayed away. Spain’s chief prosecutor has requested the arrest […]
