Mentions and Advocacy
Part of my work involves sharing expertise and advocacy to deepen democracy, promote sustainable livelihoods, and ensure quality education for all.
Ecowas Confronts
Yahya Jammeh
In 2016, then president Yahya Jammeh lost his own managed election process to Adama Barrow in The Gambia. In the wake of the election, Jammeh accepted the results and later claimed there were election irregularities. ECOWAS sought to enforce the election result and ensure Jammeh’s exit from power. In this period of uncertainty, I engaged in analysis and advocacy to encourage enforcing regional norms of peaceful transitions of power.
Interviews on the BBC World Service regarding The Gambia’s 2016 election and ECOWAS (2017)
Interview on the BBC about the stand-off between ECOWAS and The Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh (2017)
Op-Ed Advocacy
- With Jammeh Gone, Gambia’s Future Still ‘Up in the Air’ (2017) Deutsche Welle.
- The Gambia: A Beacon for African Democracy? (2017) Deutsche Welle.
- The Gambia: Protesters Want President Barrow Out (2019) Deutsche Welle.
Public Opinion and
Elections
Elections are an important part of the democratic process. However, elections the world over have significant flaws. In my work, I reflect on how citizens’ perceive elections and their role in the process. My aim is to encourage transparent, competitive, and meaningful elections.
Interview with Thabo Mdluli on South Africa’s PowerFM about constitutional reform efforts in Côte d’Ivoire (2016)
Op-Ed Advocacy
- 5 Reasons Ghanaians Don’t Trust Elections (7 December 2016) CNN article by Sophie Morlin-Yron, includes my interview.
- Why Nearly Half of Africans Don’t Trust Elections (26 September 2016) CNN article by Sophie Morlin-Yron, includes my interview.
Public Service
Delivery
Achieving sustainable livelihoods and greater equity often intersects with the policymaking process. In a series of work, I looked carefully at the extension of public goods and how expectations for delivery vary cross-nationally. I sought to advocate for new policy approaches to public goods procurement, most notably reliable electricity.
Interview with Bruce Whitfield on South Africa’s 702 and CapeTalk radio station program, The Money Show about access to electricity in Africa (2016)
Interview with Thabo Mdluli on South Africa’s PowerFM about access to electricity in Africa (2016)
