What’s driving Africa’s demonstrations?

(DW) – The African continent experienced a wave of protests in February and March. Electoral justice, the increased cost of living and a narrowing democratic space headlined the various demonstrations.

But were these protests – separated by thousands of kilometers, languages and political systems – all somehow connected?

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"The protests usually have many triggers, but they share a general disillusionment with the state of governance in these countries," explained Zachariah Mampilly, of City University of New York (CUNY), who has been studying protests across Africa for years.

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