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Democratic backsliding in Africa reflects global trend towards ‘strongman politics’ emboldening autocrats.
Progress in democratic governance in Africa has ground to a halt, according to a new report issued by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
The latest edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published on Wednesday, found that progress in governance across the continent came to a halt in 2022 following four years of “almost complete stagnation”.
Backsliding in 21 countries means that nearly half of Africa’s population lives with standards of governance that have declined over…
