Tag Archives: violence

OCTOBER MADNESS: Can Stolen Elections In Africa Ever Be Better Than Clean Unpredictable Polls? Yes And No

One of the things that most undermines African democracy is election theft. If you look at many bouts of violence and guerilla wars in several countries in Africa – from Yoweri Museveni’s war that started in February 1981, the Algeria civil war that began in 1992 after the military-dominated government cancelled elections set to be […]

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‘Comrade’ Mugabe Has Worked Out A Clever Plan For His Funeral

Zimbabwe’s president Comrade Robert suffered much political heartbreak in 2011, and spent most of the year in mourning. Many times Mugabe came across like he had finally flipped. Wrong. The man has been working on a grand plan. When Laurent Gbagbo lost elections to Allassane Outtara in Ivory Coast last year and refused to hand […]

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