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Power Shift in Congo Foreign Affairs Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Pascal Kalume Kambale It is never easy for the ship…
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Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Latin America...
Democracies can only thrive when the voices of all citizens are heard. As part of our commitment to empowering marginalized…
Help Us Strengthen Elections
Elections are more than just what happens at the polls. For more than 30 years, IRI has worked with our…
Venezuela—Maduro’s Enablers
Venezuela is in shambles. On top of starvation, hyperinflation, and spreading disease, the country’s entire electrical grid failed March 7,…
Supporting Civil Society in the Great Lakes to Do ...
Uganda has been a long-term partner of the international community in regional peacekeeping and efforts against violent extremism in East…
Africa Director Discusses DRC Elections at Brookin...
Ahead of elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experts explain what’s at stake Brookings By Adam Twardowski After…
Youth Networks and the Power of One
In April 2017, a young activist was arrested for organizing a demonstration promoting the needs of youth and government reform…
Africa Day 2017
For all of us at IRI Africa, our favorite day of the year – Africa Day – is coming to…
Women’s Political Empowerment, Representation and ...
On September 26, IRI in cooperation with the Women’s Democracy Network launched the publication “Women’s Political Empowerment, Representation and Influence…
Pre-Election Watch—Zambia: August 11, 2016...
On August 11, 2016, Zambians will go to the polls to vote in presidential, parliamentary and local elections, and for…
Africa Day 2016: The power is in the people...
Africa Day is a commemoration of the progress made and a reflection on the accomplishments to come for the African…
What Africa Day Means to Me
I was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), and then moved to the United States when I…