The nightmare of electoral violence in Africa

Friday, February 03, 2023 | 110 Views |

The electoral process in Africa’s ‘new’ democracies, the fledgling democratic re-experiments under the so-called ‘third wave’ of democratization has, with few exceptions, been characterized by violence.

Though violence has been a long-standing feature of the democratization process in Africa, its recent manifestations have assumed an unprecedented magnitude and a changing form and character.

This electoral violence has tended to put the democratization process on the line in many African states, threatening the prospects of democratic stability and consolidation.

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The nightmare of electoral violence in Africa

The electoral process in Africa’s ‘new’ democracies, the fledgling democratic re-experiments under the so-called ‘third wave’ of democratization has, with few exceptions, been characterized by violence.

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