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Nigerian Media and Election Reportage: Deepening Democratic Participation, Professionalism and Inclusivity
Tokunbo Alex Adaja, Felix Olajide Talabi, Ayodeji Boluwatife Aiyesimoju, Olufunmi Solomon Likinyo and Olusoji Samson Olatunji 5

Democracy and Electoral Politics amidst Traditional Leadership Resurgence in Africa: - Village Level Paradoxes and Contradictions in the Context of Malawi?
Mustafa Hussein and Gift Sambo 21


The Function of Election Campaigns in Institutional Administration: Evidence from Administrative wards in Bukoba Rural District, Tanzania
Revocatus Kabobe Bin’Omukama 43


Political Party Campaign Financing in South Africa's 2019 Elections: Reflecting on the Trends and Patterns in KwaZulu-Natal Province
Clayton Hazvinei Vhumbunu and Joseph Rukema Rudigi 63


Image Loundering and Laundering through Songs in Political Campaigns of the 2020 Gubernatorial Elections in Edo State, Nigeria
Charles Aluede, Daniel Eromonse Omoruan and Gift Eseosa Ekeyede 83

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