Let’s begin with a ‘positive inference’ from our former President Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo (GCFR), a Nigerian former army ...

At the same time, countries across the continent appear increasingly amenable to military rule and the stability it can provide. "More than half of Africans (53% across 39 countries) are [now] willing ...

Freedom House reported in late 2020 that democracy in eighty countries was worse off due to the pandemic. Examples can be found across Africa: from Guinea to Somalia to South Africa, democracy ...

Mr Obasanjo said that unless democracy is redefined to reflect African values and care for the people's needs, it will continue to fail and eventually die in Africa.Former President Olusegun Obasanjo ...

Taking a cue from President Obasanjo, to build a system that genuinely serves the people, African nations must rethink their approach to democracy, drawing inspiration from governance models that have ...

African democratisation, democracy and elections are hindered by interventions from the West. That is why countries in West Africa have pushed back French influence through military juntas to ...

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains ... more than anywhere else in Africa. Over 100 armed groups are active in eastern Congo, and the imposition of martial ...

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and has the potential to be, in partnership with the United States and other western allies, the anchor of economic transformation and democratic ...

“Once again, Nigeria’s National Assembly has reaffirmed its position as a pillar of democracy, not just in the country, but across Africa,” he added. The state of emergency declaration in ...

He wondered if African countries are practising true ... will be the democracy that we will have in Africa.” Mr Obasanjo said unless democracy is redefined to reflect African values and takes ...