In 2018, different presidential elections took place around Africa, and for many, it was the continuation of the status quo. Elections in Cameroon and Egypt resulted in re-elections. As 2019 kicks off, many consequential and important elections are set to hold on the African continent. There will be more than 10 general elections around the continent in 2019, Senegal will be holding its 11th presidential election after its independence from France in 1960, while Tunisia will hold its Parliamentary and Presidential elections in October and December respectively in Tunisia, and already, political tension is high in the North African country. This morning, we ask, with much tension expected to rise from these elections, what is going right in Africa and its politics?

Guest: Koffi Kouakou – Professor at the School of governance at WITS (TBC)