Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has been given the green light to run for another term. He should be happy, but he's not.
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Togo illustrates the difficulty of moving away from personalised politics.
African leaders need to acknowledge the gravity of the Congo crisis and apply pressure on Kabila.
More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions.
Now that President Xi Jinping's presidential term has been extended indefinitely, African governments need to plan strategically for their future engagements with the Chinese.
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