This paper is a contribution to the debate on Africaʹs regional integration and the challenge of development in the context of globalization. It situates Africaʹs development paradox, as manifestly shown by its ʹpoverty of plentyʹ within the framework of globalization. It also examines Africaʹs new regionalism, epitomized by the transition from the OAU to AU, […]
Attractions and Limitations of Liberal Democracy in Africa
Democracy is today one of the most popular concepts not only in academic circles, but also in governmental as well as non‐governmental domains. The New World (Dis)Order has made its liberal version to acquire a fairly standardized and universal connotation to the neglect of contextual variables that may impact on it for good or ill. […]
