Sub-Saharan Africa: Democracy in Retreat and the Resurgence of Coup d'état

• In Event: Democratic Backslidings and Coercive Challenges

Brief Overview

The post-colonial Africa is awash with the resurgence of coups arising from bad governance and corruption on the part of the democratically elected leaders. The current African leaders are yet to engage fully with stable democratic representation.

Author

• Olukayode Dauda Bakare, Newcastle University (UK)