The recent peaceful election in Liberia, marked by George Weah's concession of defeat, is seen as a positive development for the continent amidst concerns over coups. French troops' exit from Niger has sparked discussions about neocolonialism and the impact of French elites on democracy in Africa and France. There are calls for more liberal democracy in Africa, emphasizing the compatibility of representative democracy with African culture. The events are viewed as a struggle between citizens and billionaires, with a focus on the need for equality and liberty in politics.
.@SamirApolitical highlights #Liberia’s efforts to preserve its #democracy. A peaceful runoff demonstrated that the nation has managed to defeat the odds a #democratically volatile region faces https://t.co/I6vxz10GA3
What is being disputed is the idea, one, that liberal representative democracy does not and cannot work in Africa because it is somehow incompatible with African culture, writes Ebenezer Obadare. https://t.co/HiEPOPya6o
The recent peaceful #election in #Liberia offers a glimmer of optimism for the continent otherwise shaken by #coups, writes @SamirApolitical https://t.co/I6vxz10GA3
The recent peaceful #election in #Liberia offers a glimmer of optimism for the continent otherwise shaken by #coups, writes @SamirApolitical https://t.co/I6vxz11epB
George Weah’s concession of defeat marks a powerful turning point in the trajectory of Liberia’s democracy. By @clairmacd for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/4rHrWotHKj
The French army’s exit from Niger has been wistfully termed the end of an era of great-power status. We should remember what this really meant: a zombie empire that crushed democracy to protect French elites’ power, both in Africa and at home. https://t.co/CzvgW4wgFh
American politics too often buys into the idea that there’s a conflict between freedom and equality. For the Marxist philosopher Étienne Balibar, it’s impossible to have real liberty without equality, or real equality without liberty. https://t.co/F9iVOqqbzJ
As French troops leave Niger and neocolonial multinationals help fund France’s right-wing drift, we should not think of this period as one that pits the French against Africans but as one that pits citizens against billionaires. https://t.co/CzvgW4wgFh
The recent peaceful #election in #Liberia offers a glimmer of optimism for the continent otherwise shaken by #coups, writes @SamirApolitical https://t.co/I6vxz10GA3
The recent peaceful #election in #Liberia offers a glimmer of optimism for the continent otherwise shaken by #coups, writes @SamirApolitical https://t.co/I6vxz10GA3
Africa needs more liberal democracy, not less, argues @CFR_Africa's Ebenezer Obadare. https://t.co/LXio9Du480
Lost in many discussions about the French exit from Africa is a more international, intercontinental, struggle. French elites have continued to support kleptocratic, antidemocratic governments — both in Africa and in France itself. https://t.co/CzvgW4wOuP
The French army’s exit from Niger has been wistfully termed the end of an era of great-power status. We should remember what this really meant: a zombie empire that crushed democracy in order to protect French élites’ power, both in Africa and at home. https://t.co/CzvgW4wgFh
The recent peaceful #election in #Liberia offers a glimmer of optimism for the continent otherwise shaken by #coups, writes @SamirApolitical https://t.co/I6vxz11epB