{"id":2267,"date":"2019-06-05T15:21:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T12:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:21:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T12:21:33","slug":"is-democracy-working-in-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/is-democracy-working-in-african-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Democracy working in African Countries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The rule of law is a foreign concept in many African countries. Many autocratic African leaders rule for decades and seek ways to amend the constitution to prolong their stay in power. So far, nine African presidents have been in power for more than 20 years with additional three ruling for over 30 years. Ironically, it is only in 2015 when Nigeria became the first country In Africa for an opposition party to rise to power. Even though it is a daunting task to shove democracy<\/a> in some African leaders, some have been undemocratic since post-colonial period, and this leads to war, hatred, tribalism, and feud. What makes many African countries undemocratic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n