Country Profile

Political Climate Realities Across West Africa

We bring together real-time insights, verified data, civic reporting, and analytical tools to help citizens, journalists, researchers, and policymakers understand and engage with electoral processes in West Africa.

Benin Republic

Benin operates as a presidential republic with a multi-party system, but recent years have seen increasing concentration of power under President Patrice Talon, despite the re-emergence of the opposition in

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is currently governed by a military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in a 2022 coup and has since extended military rule for five more

Cape Verde

We bring together real-time insights, verified data, civic reporting, and analytical tools to help citizens, journalists, researchers, and policymakers understand and engage with electoral processes in West Africa.

Côte d’Ivoire

We bring together real-time insights, verified data, civic reporting, and analytical tools to help citizens, journalists, researchers, and policymakers understand and engage with electoral processes in West Africa.

Gambia

Gambia's politics are characterized by a challenging democratic transition, with the country working to move past decades of authoritarian rule and build stronger democratic institutions. Following the 2016-2017 presidential election,

Ghana

Ghana operates under a presidential republic system with a multi-party political landscape, dominated by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The country is known for
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