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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 5: Support for making contraceptives available regardless of age and marital status (1)
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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)
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    • Figure 4: Girls who become pregnant should be allowed to stay in school (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…

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    • Democratic institutions can deliver again – Gaborone Democracy Lab charts pathway for citizen-centred renewal of African democracies
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Democratic institutions can deliver again – Gaborone Democracy Lab charts pathway for citizen-centred renewal of African democracies

The lab’s discussions focused on three key pathways for building democratic institutions that work for people – pathways recognised as critical not only for Botswana, but for Southern Africa and the wider continent

The inaugural Gaborone Democracy Lab, jointly hosted by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Botswana and Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org), has launched a continent-wide dialogue on how democratic institutions can be renewed to deliver dignity, inclusion, and social justice for all citizens. Held under the banner “Democratic Institutions Must Deliver Again,” the two-day gathering brought…

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In Madagascar, citizens want democracy but willing to accept military intervention if elected leaders abuse power, survey shows

The military leadership was quoted as promising to form a civilian government and to conduct elections within two years

Majorities of Malagasy want democracy and oppose military rule but are willing to accept military intervention if elected leaders abuse their power, according to an Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) survey in late 2024. In case of a military takeover of the government, a plurality of citizens said civilian rule should be restored…

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    • Africans outpace other regions in collective action and citizen-leader engagement, new Afrobarometer flagship report reveals (1)
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Africans outpace other regions in collective action and citizen-leader engagement, new Afrobarometer flagship report reveals

Compared to Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA), Africans are more likely to attend community meetings and join with others to raise an issue

Africans lead the way – in some cases by wide margins – in working together for change, a new Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) flagship report (http://apo-opa.co/42CssxV) reveals. Perhaps reflecting the continent's long history of participatory/local democracy, they are far ahead of other regions when it comes to attending community meetings and joining with…

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    • Afrobarometer launches training video library to make citizen data more accessible (1)
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Afrobarometer launches training video library to make citizen data more accessible

The library provides step-by-step guidance through a series of short, user-friendly videos, showing how to navigate Afrobarometer’s online data analysis (ODA) tool to analyse data and create graphics

Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) has launched a virtual training video library (https://apo-opa.co/4nKIUVj) to enable anyone – from government and civil society to the media, students, and the general public – to access, understand, and use its data on Africans’ experiences and preferences. The library provides step-by-step guidance through a series of short, user-friendly…