Smart in 60 Seconds: Why 2024 is a big year for African democracy
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08-Apr-2024
With 19 elections across the continent this year, Africa is in the midst of transitions that will alter democracy, and a widespread “democratic fatigue”, for years to come.
Rama Yade, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, writes that “By the end of 2024, the face of political Africa will—theoretically—no longer be the same.”
Read Yade’s full analysis, “Why Africans hold the face of global democracy in their hands”: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/why-africans-hold-the-future-of-global-democracy-in-their-hands/
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