Protests against presidential third-term bid have become common in Africa. Senegal's Y'en a
marre (we're fed up)–a movement that emerged in 2011 and that managed to condition …

This book offers a fresh analysis of third wave popular protests in Africa, shedding light on
the complex dynamics between political change and continuity in contemporary Africa. The …

In the early morning of 30 October 2014, a crowd of protestors marched on the National
Assembly of Burkina Faso and set it on fire. That day, legislators were due to vote on a bill …

“Walk-to-Work”, as the protests were called, were mainly challenging the sky-rocketing
prices of fuel and daily commodities, a result of the extravagant expenditures of state …

Africa has been undergoing a sizeable wave of protests in recent years (Mateo and Erro,
2020), which in many ways diverges from the hitherto insurgent movements with Marxist …

Between 19 and 21 January 2015 Kinshasa was shaken by political protests of
unprecedented scale and duration. There were no mass gatherings, but rather scattered …

Cabo Verde is an exemplary democracy where politics is essentially shaped from above.
However, it has seen high levels of protest since the 2010s. So how effective have these …

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is an absolute monarchy, ruled by King Mswati III (1986–
current), who took over from his father, King Sobhuza II (1921–1982). Power is vested in the …

Protest and social movements are an integral part of political and social life in Africa. While
most research gives prominence to the role of urban forms of collective action for political …

The protest boom in the African continent since 2011 has spanned different political
regimes, including resilient authoritarian regimes. In this chapter we contribute to the study …