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Africa's and Democracy after independence.
Democracy
Democracy is assumed to be ruled by the people, and for the people: a system of authority in which inhabitants are equal in constitutional rights and dignity, and the supreme control is vested in the people, by a free electoral process, and Capitalism is also a system of government where the capitalist make the laws, and policies, and civil rights are decided based on capital ownership a complete unequal system. Simply not democratic, democracy and capitalism does not go hand in hand, they contradict each other.
The introduction of democracy in Africa’s gave likelihood to several Africans that a more open method for regularized procedures for leadership range and proxy would hold decentralized, and depersonalized power, ethnic tensions, and get rid of the neo-patrimonial reason that has protracted characterized “political elites” loom to the management of African states. However, Africans have now realized that many of these regime changes don't end up with democracy. In particular, a grey zone has lingering between full-fledged democracy and autocracy. It includes the so-called electoral democratic regimes, where nominally democratic procedures coexist with persistently authoritarian practices. Democracies being abused for personal gain in many African countries, and often leading to mega corruption,human rights violations, and political oppression.
Failed elections
From 2015 to 2019 almost thirty African countries held presidential, regional, municipal, and general elections in Africa. To name a few, Rwanda, Uganda, Comoros, Gabon, Botswana, and Mauritius. In Burundi President, “Pierre Nkurunziza” ran for a third term in 2015 despite a controversy over his eligibility to run. The opposition boycotted the election, and incumbent, “Nkuruziza,” was allowed to get a third term, But, his re-election led to an occurrence of violence, in Rwanda, “Paul Kagame,” ended genocide in 1994 and stabilized his country, but in 2015 Rwanda’s parliament voted to a two-term presidential limits removal influence by incumbent president, “kagame" elections were detained in 2017 President, “ Kagame,” won a third label with 98% of the votes, Which means he could stay in power for life, In Uganda’s President, “Museveni’' like, “kagame’' came to power after a...
Democracy is assumed to be ruled by the people, and for the people: a system of authority in which inhabitants are equal in constitutional rights and dignity, and the supreme control is vested in the people, by a free electoral process, and Capitalism is also a system of government where the capitalist make the laws, and policies, and civil rights are decided based on capital ownership a complete unequal system. Simply not democratic, democracy and capitalism does not go hand in hand, they contradict each other.
The introduction of democracy in Africa’s gave likelihood to several Africans that a more open method for regularized procedures for leadership range and proxy would hold decentralized, and depersonalized power, ethnic tensions, and get rid of the neo-patrimonial reason that has protracted characterized “political elites” loom to the management of African states. However, Africans have now realized that many of these regime changes don't end up with democracy. In particular, a grey zone has lingering between full-fledged democracy and autocracy. It includes the so-called electoral democratic regimes, where nominally democratic procedures coexist with persistently authoritarian practices. Democracies being abused for personal gain in many African countries, and often leading to mega corruption,human rights violations, and political oppression.
Failed elections
From 2015 to 2019 almost thirty African countries held presidential, regional, municipal, and general elections in Africa. To name a few, Rwanda, Uganda, Comoros, Gabon, Botswana, and Mauritius. In Burundi President, “Pierre Nkurunziza” ran for a third term in 2015 despite a controversy over his eligibility to run. The opposition boycotted the election, and incumbent, “Nkuruziza,” was allowed to get a third term, But, his re-election led to an occurrence of violence, in Rwanda, “Paul Kagame,” ended genocide in 1994 and stabilized his country, but in 2015 Rwanda’s parliament voted to a two-term presidential limits removal influence by incumbent president, “kagame" elections were detained in 2017 President, “ Kagame,” won a third label with 98% of the votes, Which means he could stay in power for life, In Uganda’s President, “Museveni’' like, “kagame’' came to power after a...
