The unstable authoritarian pathway that many post-colonial African states followed was facilitated by the way in which European empires undermined democratic elements within African societies.
Many Zimbabweans have turned to hawking to keep the wolf from the door as the economic crisis in the country deepens.
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The election’s result endorses other evidence that trust in South Africa’s constitutional settlement and its political institutions is steadily declining.
Senegalese women cast their ballots in the presidential elections in February.
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The role of the military in toppling authoritarian rulers, after intensive popular protests, raises questions about how the AU’s policy against coups should be applied.
The Ugandan government is one of many on the continent that’s overseen the erosion of media freedom.
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The argument isn’t whether African democracies are better than those in the West. It’s simply that the idea of “real” and “not yet real” democracies expresses a colonial mentality, not reality.
A coup attempt failed in Gabon, following President Ali Bongo’s extended illness and absence.
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