Bram Dijkstra

Bram Dijkstra is the policy analyst covering Africa for the EU advocacy office of the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels. He joined the Open Society Foundations in August 2014 and speaks Afrikaans, Dutch, English, and German, and has knowledge of French and Kiswahili.

The EU must not abandon African democracy as it battles populism at home

The EU is facing an existential crisis and a year of tumultuous elections in member states, but now more than ever, the bloc needs to prove that collective foreign policy can make a difference.

By Bram Dijkstra

/ 20 Jan 2017

The EU must not abandon African democracy as it battles populism at home

The EU is facing an existential crisis and a year of tumultuous elections in member states, but now more than ever, the bloc needs to prove that collective foreign policy can make a difference.

By Bram Dijkstra

/ 20 Jan 2017

In Zambia’s contentious election, the EU finds a new challenge

Zambia can be an inspirational example for a region in democratic distress. But the opposite is also true. Will the EU help?

By Bram Dijkstra

/ 14 Aug 2016

In Zambia’s contentious election, the EU finds a new challenge

Zambia can be an inspirational example for a region in democratic distress. But the opposite is also true. Will the EU help?

By Bram Dijkstra

/ 14 Aug 2016

No victory without struggle

With rampant corruption and widening inequality, South Africa has become the epicentre of global protest. Social transformation is increasingly sought outside the party-political field. But the political resilience of the ANC is nowhere near played out.

By Bram Dijkstra

/ 5 Aug 2014