Africa’s Recent Elections: Crisis And A Continent’s Youth In Revolt
The past few months have seen three elections across Africa, in Tanzania, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire. Each exposed a deepening democratic crisis on the continent. While the ballot boxes were filled and the slogans of “stability” and “unity” were loudly proclaimed, the underlying reality was very different; repression, exclusion, and a profound disconnect between the political class and the masses, especially youth.
In all three cases, aging leaders clung to power through electoral processes that were anything but democratic.
