When the street becomes the opposition: Africa’s New Democratic reality 

For much of Africa’s post-independence political history, governments knew where to find the opposition. It sat across the aisle in parliament, it had a party headquarters, a president, a manifesto and recognizable spokespersons. Governments could negotiate with it, co-opt it, divide it, defeat it at elections or, in less democratic moments, repress it. That political map is rapidly becoming obsolete.…

By er3lkOctober 6, 20261 min read3 views