Contrary to popular sentiment, the recent succession of coups in West and Central Africa should not raise questions about the applicability of democracy in Africa. Rather, the problem stems from faulty governance systems that thrive on corruption, a lack of accountability and decades of weak service delivery.
African countries need to systematically address the ambiguities related to bad governance and unconstitutional changes of government. There is plenty offrom the AU and other policy discussions about the conditions that legitimise these processes, such as authoritarian rulers, ineffective constitutional arms of government, and military involvement.
The AU and regional economic communities should prioritise how to deal with unconstitutional retention of power among their member states. A good place to start the process of removing coups from a country’s political culture is to openly condemn and sanction leaders who abuse their power.
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