Darryl G. Behrman Lecture on Africa Policy: The Impact of COVID-19 on Democracy in Africa

Panelists discuss the impact of COVID-19 on democracy in Africa, including suspended elections and lockdown measures sometimes used to target opposition groups and the media, as well as steps some countries are taking to safeguard civil liberties during the pandemic. Speakers Michelle Gavin Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana (2011–2014) Idayat Hassan Director, Centre for Democracy and Development; Nonresident Senior Associate, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies John Mukum Mbaku Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of Economics and John S. Hinckley Fellow, Weber State University; Nonresident Senior Fellow,…