Why democracy in Africa needs a rethink

In light of a fresh wave of coups, Abu-Bakarr Jalloh writes that Africa needs to reexamine its relationship with democracy — and the West should reexamine its relationship with democratic-turned-autocratic leaders. The year 2021 went down in history as the year when military coups returned to Africa. In just a few months, the African continent witnessed dozens of coups and attempted coups in Mali, Guinea, Sudan and Chad. So far, 2022 has been no different. Last week, a military junta took power in Burkina Faso. For people who were around in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s — the heyday of coups across …

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