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    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (1)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (2)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (3)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (4)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (5)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (6) (FR)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (7) (FR)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (8) (FR)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (9) (FR)
    • Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war (10) (FR)
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Russia trails other powers in positive assessments across Africa; citizens urge governments to remain neutral in Russia-Ukraine war

Data from 38 African countries show that views of Russia’s influence vary widely across 38 surveyed countries

Fewer than four in 10 Africans see Russia’s economic and political influence on their country as positive, well below assessments for China, the United States, and international organisations, the latest Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) survey findings reveal. Data from 38 African countries show that views of Russia’s influence vary widely across 38 surveyed…

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    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (1)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (2)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (3)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (4)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (5)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (6)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (7) (FR)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (8) (FR)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (9) (FR)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (10) (FR)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (11) (FR)
    • Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows (12) (FR)
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Africans are increasingly online, but awareness and practice of digital safety remain low, Afrobarometer telephone survey across seven African countries shows

On average across Angola, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tanzania, a majority of respondents say they worry about the security of their personal data online and believe their mobile phones are the most vulnerable devices to digital threats

Most adults across seven African countries access the Internet frequently, but many remain unfamiliar with digital security measures and practice them inconsistently if at all, an Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) telephone survey (https://apo-opa.co/4sdrWRo) shows. On average across Angola, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tanzania, a majority of respondents say they worry…

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    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (1)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (2) (FR)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (3)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (4) (FR)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (5)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (6) (FR)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (7)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (8) (FR)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (9)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (10) (FR)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (11)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (12) (FR)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (13)
    • Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (14) (FR)
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Africans want elections but don’t trust electoral management bodies to ensure they’re free and fair, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals

The new report, based on 50,961 interviews across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that a large majority of citizens report participating in the electoral process

Africans want to choose their leaders through fair elections, but a majority distrust the election management body charged with ensuring the fairness and transparency of their country’s elections, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile (http://apo-opa.co/3ZrY4EQ) reveals. The new report, based on 50,961 interviews across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that…

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    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (1)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (2) (FR)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (3)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (4) (FR)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (5)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (6) (FR)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (7)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (8) (FR)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (9)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (10) (FR)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (11)
    • Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals (12) (FR)
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Education climbs to third place on Africans’ list of priorities as governments get mixed marks on performance, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals

While younger citizens have more education than their elders, educational attainment varies widely by country and reflects persistent disadvantages among women, the poor, and rural residents

Education ranks third among the most important problems that Africans think require urgent government attention, up from sixth place in 2021/2023, the latest Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/49WCrRO) reveals. The new report, based on 50,961 interviews conducted during Afrobarometer's Round 10 surveys across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that only…

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    • Four new board members strengthen Afrobarometer scope for youth empowerment, technology, governance, and finance (1)
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Four new board members strengthen Afrobarometer scope for youth empowerment, technology, governance, and finance

Afrobarometer Board Chair Amina Oyagbola said the new members reflect the organisation’s strategic focus on youth leadership, accountable governance, and technological transformation

Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) has appointed four distinguished professionals to its board of directors, strengthening the organisation’s commitment to rigorous research, youth leadership, and citizen-centred evidence. The new board members bring expertise spanning governance, elections, youth empowerment, technology, and finance. The appointees are: Bupe Lughano Kabaghe (https://apo-opa.co/4aqwCho), a governance and development professional…

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    • Afrobarometer strengthens data literacy for journalists, civil society, and scholars from lusophone Africa (1)
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Afrobarometer strengthens data literacy for journalists, civil society, and scholars from lusophone Africa

The workshops form part of Afrobarometer’s broader commitment to spreading data literacy and bolstering evidence-based decision making across all corners of Africa

Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) has completed two weeks of training for journalists, civil society actors, and students and faculty from universities in Luanda and Huambo as part of its inaugural data-analysis workshops for participants from the lusophone African region. The series of workshops provided a rare opportunity for participants from Angola, Cabo…

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    • Afrobarometer Communications Coordinator for Southern Africa, Asafika Mpako, presenting data on youth's aspirations and evaluations
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Youth participation a catalyst for democratic renewal and accountability, say participants at Afrobarometer/Youth Democracy Cohort event

Participants explored the growing influence of “Gen Z” and the ways in which youth-led activism is reshaping civic and political activities throughout the continent

African youth’s political and civic engagement is necessary for rejuvenating democracy and ensuring accountability across the continent – that was the message that resonated strongly with stakeholders as Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org), in collaboration with the Youth Democracy Cohort (YDC), co-hosted a side event during the 5th African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)…

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    • Participants of the Afrobarometer 2025 francophone summer school and thematic workshop
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26 young francophone African researchers build their skills at Afrobarometer summer school and thematic workshop

The 2025 edition focused on using public opinion data to examine key issues such as democracy and governance, climate change, gender, migration, trade, and access to health care

Twenty-six young francophone African researchers strengthened their skills in research, data analysis, and scientific writing during the summer school and thematic workshop conducted by Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) 3-21 November in Cotonou, Benin. Held annually in different regions of the continent, the Afrobarometer summer school – offered in either French or English…

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    • Figure 1: Women’s autonomy in decisions about marriage and childbearing (2) (FR)
    • Figure 2: Support for women’s autonomy in decisions about marriage and childbearing (2) (FR)
    • Figure 3: Should schools teach sexuality education? (2) (FR)
    • Figure 4: Girls who become pregnant should be allowed to stay in school (2) (FR)
    • Figure 5: Support for making contraceptives available regardless of age and marital status (2) (FR)
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Africans strongly support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproductive decisions, but are divided on contraceptive access, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals

Women are significantly more likely than men to support a woman’s autonomy in marriage decisions (78% vs. 71%) and reproductive choices (69% vs. 55%)

Most Africans support the right of girls and women to make their own choices about marriage and childbearing, a new Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile report (http://apo-opa.co/3Kjg688) shows. The report, based on 50,961 interviews conducted during Afrobarometer's Round 10 surveys across 38 African countries in 2024/2025, shows that most citizens want…

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Africans demand immediate climate action from rich nations and stronger measures from their own governments, new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile reveals

While Africans most commonly assign primary responsibility for climate action to their national government, there has been a notable shift in recent years toward holding wealthy nations accountable for their contributions to the climate crisis

Climate-change-literate Africans overwhelmingly want rich, developed countries to take immediate action and assist poorer nations to mitigate the impacts of climate change, a new Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile report (https://apo-opa.co/3Xca63V) shows. They also want their own governments to take proactive measures – such as investing in infrastructure and adopting mitigation policies…