Jeffrey Smith


Jeffrey Smith is the founding director of the pro-democracy nonprofit organization Vanguard Africa.

Articles by Jeffrey Smith
A man carries a wooden cross about a meter tall as he walks at the front of a funeral procession of people carrying a white casket on their shoulders. The procession walks down a brick-paved road between low buildings on either side. A man rides a motorcycle alongside the procession.
A man carries a wooden cross about a meter tall as he walks at the front of a funeral procession of people carrying a white casket on their shoulders. The procession walks down a brick-paved road between low buildings on either side. A man rides a motorcycle alongside the procession.
Chief Osabarima Kwesi Atta II (left) looks on as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts after receiving traditional Kente cloths at the Emintsimadze Palace in Cape Coast, Ghana, on March 28, 2023.
Chief Osabarima Kwesi Atta II (left) looks on as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts after receiving traditional Kente cloths at the Emintsimadze Palace in Cape Coast, Ghana, on March 28, 2023.
Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang attends the Paris Peace Forum.
Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang attends the Paris Peace Forum.
Dimitry Sytii (C), founder of the mining company Lobaye Invest and placed under U.S. Treasury sanctions for his alleged links to the Wagner group, is surrounded by Central African deputies on the steps of the National Assembly in Bangui on October 15, 2021.
Dimitry Sytii (C), founder of the mining company Lobaye Invest and placed under U.S. Treasury sanctions for his alleged links to the Wagner group, is surrounded by Central African deputies on the steps of the National Assembly in Bangui on October 15, 2021.
People celebrate in the streets in Guinea.
People celebrate in the streets in Guinea.
A supporter of Tanzania’s ruling party holds a sign during the official launch of its official campaign for the October general election in Dodoma, Tanzania, on Aug. 29.
A supporter of Tanzania’s ruling party holds a sign during the official launch of its official campaign for the October general election in Dodoma, Tanzania, on Aug. 29.
People wait in line to vote on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.
People wait in line to vote on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.
A woman watches a live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation over the coronavirus outbreak.
A woman watches a live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation over the coronavirus outbreak.
Cameroonian President Paul Biya looks toward supporters from his motorcade in Yaoundé on Nov. 6, 2018.
Cameroonian President Paul Biya looks toward supporters from his motorcade in Yaoundé on Nov. 6, 2018.
A man closes a voting station in Kinshasa ahead of counting the ballots after presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Dec. 30, 2018.
A man closes a voting station in Kinshasa ahead of counting the ballots after presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Dec. 30, 2018.
Musician turned politician Robert Kyagulanyi (C) is joined by other activists on July 11, 2018 in Kampala, Uganda during a protest against a controversial tax on the use of social media.
Musician turned politician Robert Kyagulanyi (C) is joined by other activists on July 11, 2018 in Kampala, Uganda during a protest against a controversial tax on the use of social media.
Oromo protesters demonstrate in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu on October 1. (Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images)
Oromo protesters demonstrate in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu on October 1. (Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images)
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