Richard Joseph writes(pdf) about the birth pains of democracy on the continent:
In many countries, “the struggle continues” in a variety of forms, as civil society becomes more robust, the independent media grow more diverse and inventive, human rights and social-justice activists learn new skills, communication technologies
get cheaper and more widespread, and the masses of citizens take an ever more jaundiced view of attempts at political deception and manipulation. Richard L. Sklar once praised African nations as “workshops” of democracy that are contributing to the “aggregate of democratic knowledge and practice.”32 Political and civic activists, helped by international agencies, continue to forge fresh instruments to weaken the barriers to the rise of stable, constitutional, and development-friendly democracies.
Africans may not have found definitive answers to the many challenges discussed in this essay, and in some countries their voices may have been temporarily silenced by the brutal exercise of state power. Nevertheless, there is no sign that the search for answers has slackened. While victory flags cannot yet be raised, neither should those of surrender be unfurled.-Journal of Democracy
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