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Why Democracy Is Failing In Africa, By Obasanjo
LAGOS – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted the practice of democracy in Africa, saying that what is obtainable is representative democracy where a few people will grab the common wealth.
Protestors of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary Party) sing in Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on Nov. 1, 2025. (Credit: Brian Inganga/AP.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – The leadership ...
African Union Commends Morocco’s Strategic Contribution to Peace, Security and Governance in Africa While Jointly Advancing Electoral Integrity and Digital Democracy ...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa needs a democracy of its own context that delivers to all people. Obasanjo said this on Monday in Abuja, while speaking at a Colloquium to mark the 60th ...
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The African continent is currently witnessing a turbulent resurgence of military interventions in politics, a phenomenon ...
The participants at the 3rd Dialogue-Seminar on Elections and Democracy in Africa, held on Tuesday in Rabat, discussed the issue of the digitalization of democracy on the African continent.
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Democracy on shaky ground in South Africa as dissatisfaction with its functioning abounds
Majorities reject dictatorship and one-party rule, but fewer than half are opposed to military rule.Key findings About half (49%) of South Africans say democracy is preferable to all other forms of ...
African heads of state at the 37th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa. Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty Images The new constitution is expected to provide the ...
Nigeria's former ruler Olusegun Obasanjo has said democracy is taking root in Africa, but warned that rising political stars would struggle to unseat old leaders unless they join forces during ...
When the Soviet Union collapsed nearly a quarter-century ago, it led to triumphalism about the "end of history" and the ultimate victory of liberal democracy over other forms of government. Since then ...
To judge by the tone of commentary coming out of Africa in recent times, liberal democracy could not be in a more perilous state, so perilous indeed that anywhere you look across the continent, ...
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