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  Cameroon’s 2025 Presidential Election: Between Tensions and Electoral Challenges 15/10/2025

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  The article examines Cameroon’s 2025 presidential election scheduled for October 12, with Paul Biya – aged 92 and long-time incumbent – running for an...

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  Country : Cameroon

  Organizations : WATHI
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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance,
Cameroon’s 2025 Presidential Election: Between Tensions and Electoral Challenges 15/10/2025
Summary :
The article examines Cameroon’s 2025 presidential election scheduled for October 12, with Paul Biya – aged 92 and long-time incumbent – running for an eighth consecutive term. It highlights a tightly controlled political system in which the ruling party (RDPC) dominates state institutions including the electoral commission and judiciary. The opposition is deeply fragmented and weakened by internal divisions and personal rivalries, making it difficult to present a credible alternative. Security issues constitute a significant challenge: the anglophone crisis in the North West and South West (NOSO) regions undermines electoral conditions, while Boko Haram’s attacks in the far north complicate voting access, particularly for displaced populations. The article warns that the electoral process could be undermined by these political and security pressures.
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Politics, Political party, Governance, Election
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WATHI
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• Journal article / Governance, Inclusion,

  Digital Divide and Access to Basic Services in West Africa 04/11/2025

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  This paper investigates how the digital divide shapes access to essential services—drinking water, health, and education—in West Africa using Afrobaro...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Nigeria , Senegal , Benin , Ivory Coste , Guinea

  Organizations : ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (EconStor, Kiel–Hamburg)
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Journal article / Governance, Inclusion,
Digital Divide and Access to Basic Services in West Africa 04/11/2025
Summary :
This paper investigates how the digital divide shapes access to essential services—drinking water, health, and education—in West Africa using Afrobarometer Round 9 data. The authors build a multidimensional digital divide index integrating access to equipment, internet use, and information isolation. Three main findings emerge: (1) formal education is by far the strongest determinant of digital inclusion, ahead of wealth or geography; (2) the digital divide is strongly associated with lower access to basic services, even after accounting for territorial heterogeneity; and (3) rural–urban differences are less significant than expected, suggesting that marginalization transcends geography. The study concludes that without inclusive and educational policies, ongoing digitalization efforts could inadvertently deepen social and territorial inequalities across the region.
Keywords :
Politics, Inequality, Natural ressources, Religious education, Education, Discrimination, Soicial sciences, Knowlege production, Information, Equality
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ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (EconStor, Kiel–Hamburg)
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• Book / Governance,

  The Financialization of Health in Senegal (1840–1960) 11/11/2025

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  The book The Financialization of Health in Senegal (1840–1960), written by Valéry Ridde and published in 2025 by Éditions Science et Bien Commun (Québ...

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  Country : Senegal

  Organizations : Éditions Science et Bien Commun (Québec)
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Book / Governance,
The Financialization of Health in Senegal (1840–1960) 11/11/2025
Summary :
The book The Financialization of Health in Senegal (1840–1960), written by Valéry Ridde and published in 2025 by Éditions Science et Bien Commun (Québec), explores the evolution of health financing under French colonial rule. Drawing on extensive archival sources, Ridde reveals that colonial health systems—often depicted as humanitarian progress—were in fact marked by deep inequalities and fiscal exploitation. The study traces the origins of health financialization through patient payments, private medical practice, and limited mutual aid schemes. The Indigenous Medical Assistance (AMI), ostensibly free, imposed taxes and fees that burdened African populations. By examining budgets, hospital structures, and policy reforms, the book exposes the ideological and bureaucratic mechanisms that shaped colonial health governance and laid the groundwork for modern health inequities in Senegal.
Keywords :
Politics, Political party, Natural ressources, Justice, Education, Gold, Social, Health, Researh, water
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Éditions Science et Bien Commun (Québec)
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  Safety of Women Journalists in Guinea-Bissau 19/11/2025

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  The article highlights the situation of women journalists in Guinea-Bissau and the specific risks they face in their profession. Conducted by the Medi...

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  Country : Guinea-Bissau

  Organizations : WATHI
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Safety of Women Journalists in Guinea-Bissau 19/11/2025
Summary :
The article highlights the situation of women journalists in Guinea-Bissau and the specific risks they face in their profession. Conducted by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in December 2022, the study shows that women represent only about 20 % of media personnel in the country and frequently encounter sexual harassment, online threats, professional discrimination and organizational violence. They are often excluded from leadership positions, receive less training and protection, and confront entrenched cultural norms. The report warns of the lack of safety mechanisms tailored to their needs—both physical and digital—and calls on media organisations, unions and public authorities to adopt gender-sensitive protective measures, strengthen capacities and implement policies that explicitly address the safety of women journalists.
Keywords :
Politics, Governance, Gender, Women, Medias, Violence
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WATHI
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