Burkina Faso strongman Blaise Compaore ousted by popular revolt
By Jibril Ture After one day of violent demonstrations in objection to Burkina Faso’s president Blaise Compaore’s plan to amend the constitution to extend his grips on power, the head …
Tag: democratization in Africa
The shackles of African neocolonialism
By Samir Salifou Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa has followed a slow, arduous and sometimes painful path. After achieving independence in the 1960s, most African states have not fully transitioned to … Read More
As Africa scrambles to democratize
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU When the Central African Republic’s rebels with the beautiful name Séléka toppled the country’s president, François Bozizé, on March 24, 2013, they did nothing but have Bozizé …
Challenges of democratic succession in Africa
BY LOU SIFA AND RAISSA GBEDJI On June 13, 2005, after a high-profile White House meeting with five Sub-Saharan African presidents, an upbeat President George W. Bush told a White …