February’s presidential election does not inspire confidence in the democratic trajectory of Africa’s most populous country.

Indonesia’s high-stakes vote for president is likely to result in more political stagnation for the world’s third-largest democracy.

In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque attacks, public debate is mounting in Western democracies over the severity of the threat posed by far-right extremists.

India is set to begin a mammoth six-week voting exercise to elect a new parliament amid high unemployment, conflict with Pakistan, and debates about its future as a secular nation.

Khalifa Haftar’s march on the Libyan capital is a bid for control of a fragmented state. Backed by a set of powerful governments, he could carry on the fight for a long time.