Olukayode A. Faleye is an associate professor in history and international studies at Edo State University, Iyamho, Nigeria.Gedion Onyango is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.Kaderi N. Bukari is a senior research fellow in peace studies at the School for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.Inocent Moyo is a professor in human geography and environmental studies at the University of Zululand, South Africa.

• 1. African Political Transitions in Perspective: An Introduction 2. Framing the Intertwined History of African Democratization and Autocracy 3. International Authoritarian Politics and Democratic Breakdown in the African Sahel Region 4. A Decade of Institutional Development, Public Leadership and Governance in Kenya: From a promising past into an uncertain future! 5. Democratic Resilience in Africa: Evolving Patterns and Prospects 6. Autocratic Resurgence, Borderlands and Regional Security in West Africa 7. ECOWAS and coups d’état persistence in West Africa 8. The Role of Elections in Gabon’s Authoritarian Regime 9. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), Digital Technologies and the Future of Elections in Africa: Insights from Southern Africa 10. Democratic Performance in Africa and how parliamentary democracies are trailblazing the rest in the post-pandemic era 11. Urbanization, Youth Bulge, and the Future of Democracy in Africa 12. Democratic Development in West Africa: The Ghanaian Example 13. Women, Gender Relations and Sustainable Democratisation in Botswana 14. Democratic Development and the Future of Governance in Africa: Conclusive Insights

Olukayode A. Faleye is an associate professor in history and international studies at Edo State University, Iyamho, Nigeria.Gedion Onyango is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.Kaderi N. Bukari is a senior research fellow in peace studies at the School for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.Inocent Moyo is a professor in human geography and environmental studies at the University of Zululand, South Africa.

• 1. African Political Transitions in Perspective: An Introduction 2. Framing the Intertwined History of African Democratization and Autocracy 3. International Authoritarian Politics and Democratic Breakdown in the African Sahel Region 4. A Decade of Institutional Development, Public Leadership and Governance in Kenya: From a promising past into an uncertain future! 5. Democratic Resilience in Africa: Evolving Patterns and Prospects 6. Autocratic Resurgence, Borderlands and Regional Security in West Africa 7. ECOWAS and coups d’état persistence in West Africa 8. The Role of Elections in Gabon’s Authoritarian Regime 9. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), Digital Technologies and the Future of Elections in Africa: Insights from Southern Africa 10. Democratic Performance in Africa and how parliamentary democracies are trailblazing the rest in the post-pandemic era 11. Urbanization, Youth Bulge, and the Future of Democracy in Africa 12. Democratic Development in West Africa: The Ghanaian Example 13. Women, Gender Relations and Sustainable Democratisation in Botswana 14. Democratic Development and the Future of Governance in Africa: Conclusive Insights

Olukayode A. Faleye is an associate professor in history and international studies at Edo State University, Iyamho, Nigeria.Gedion Onyango is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.Kaderi N. Bukari is a senior research fellow in peace studies at the School for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.Inocent Moyo is a professor in human geography and environmental studies at the University of Zululand, South Africa.

• 1. African Political Transitions in Perspective: An Introduction 2. Framing the Intertwined History of African Democratization and Autocracy 3. International Authoritarian Politics and Democratic Breakdown in the African Sahel Region 4. A Decade of Institutional Development, Public Leadership and Governance in Kenya: From a promising past into an uncertain future! 5. Democratic Resilience in Africa: Evolving Patterns and Prospects 6. Autocratic Resurgence, Borderlands and Regional Security in West Africa 7. ECOWAS and coups d’état persistence in West Africa 8. The Role of Elections in Gabon’s Authoritarian Regime 9. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), Digital Technologies and the Future of Elections in Africa: Insights from Southern Africa 10. Democratic Performance in Africa and how parliamentary democracies are trailblazing the rest in the post-pandemic era 11. Urbanization, Youth Bulge, and the Future of Democracy in Africa 12. Democratic Development in West Africa: The Ghanaian Example 13. Women, Gender Relations and Sustainable Democratisation in Botswana 14. Democratic Development and the Future of Governance in Africa: Conclusive Insights