BY SAUL BUTERA, MAY 08 2015, Business Day (South Africa) KIGALI — Rwandan President Paul Kagame may extend his rule in the 2017 elections after parliament received two-million signatures calling for a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for a third term. The East African nation’s president is restricted to two, seven-year mandates under the current … [Read more...] about Kagame eyes third term in Rwanda
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AUTHORITARIAN RESILIENCE IN RWANDA AND ETHIOPIA
Hilary Matfess: The development community’s analysis of fragile states overlooks the variety of governance patterns exhibited by these countries. Most notably, it frequently does not take into account the differences between authoritarian states—some may be highly exclusive economically, others may be focused on shared growth; some may depend on weak institutions, others on … [Read more...] about AUTHORITARIAN RESILIENCE IN RWANDA AND ETHIOPIA