Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey Smith is the founding director of Vanguard Africa, which supports pro-democracy leadership and free and fair elections in Africa. Follow him on Twitter at: @Smith_JeffreyT.

Stories by Jeffrey Smith
Cameroonian President Paul Biya looks toward supporters from his motorcade in Yaoundé on Nov. 6, 2018.

The U.S. Should Bid Biya Goodbye
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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.

No Democracy Is an Island
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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.

Africa’s Attack on Internet Freedom
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Oromo protesters demonstrate in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu on October 1. (Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images)

Ethiopia Is Falling Apart
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Washington’s Closest Ally on the Horn of Africa Has a Terrible Human Rights Record
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