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West Africa articles on Democracy Chronicles
West Africa is a core region of democratic progress in the world and also a region where many of the challenges to better and more widespread world democracy are evident. West Africa here will include fifteen countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Nigerian content on Democracy Chronicles is so extensive, it won't be automatically included here, just click the link above. Also check out our section on World Democracy.
The incredible story of Liberia’s departing President Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize as a champion of women’s rights, is stepping down after making history as Africa’s first elected female president in Liberia. Taking the reins of a nation that had just emerged from a civil war leaving an estimated 250,000 dead, Sirleaf will be remembered for maintaining […]
VIDEO: An Evaluation Of Ghana’s Democracy
Ghana has had seven peaceful presidential and parliamentary elections since its transition from military rule
Ghana: 25 years of democracy and 5 peaceful changes in power
Ghana is currently Africa’s most democratic country according to several indicators and therefore stands out as the ideal example that democracy is possible in Africa
President-elect George Weah: What’s next for Liberia?
A peaceful transition of power in Africa’s oldest republic is cause for optimism, according to analysts, but major challenges lie ahead for Liberia’s president-elect George Weah. A former international football star, Weah tapped into a yearning for change and widespread discontent to win this week’s presidential run-off in a landslide. Boosting the economy will be […]
Liberia’s George Weah Prepares to Form New Government
The soccer legend, now a politician, George Manneh Weah, is very hopeful that he would be declared winner of the December 26 Presidential Runoff. He’s already putting up a team “to go to the drawing board,” he said. Weah lost one Presidential election to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2005. In 2011, going as a […]
From stardom to politics: some international precedents
Former international football star George Weah, who has won Liberia’s presidential run-off, follows several celebrities who have achieved the top job in their countries. However, only one sportsman — Hungary’s double Olympic fencing champion Pal Schmitt — has previously become president. Here are some precedents: – US: Reagan and Trump – B movie actor Ronald […]
Liberia to vote in delayed run-off for new president
Liberians choose a new leader Tuesday in a run-off between Vice President Joseph Boakai and footballing icon George Weah, a vote that will mark the country’s first democratic transition since 1944. After seven weeks of delays caused by legal complaints lodged by Boakai’s ruling Unity Party against the country’s electoral commission, polling stations are due […]
Do Term Limits Have the Power to Save African Democracy?
In comparing African countries, those with term limits for the position of the Chief Executive are more likely to have democratic advancements or to be more democratic than those in which there are no term limits.
Gambian Media Thriving Since Dictator Jammeh’s Departure
New government vowed to restore press freedom and is processing 30 applications for new radio stations