Democracy is a form of government characterized by by majority role in which the power to choose their leaders is solely put in the hands of the masses . Democracy is characterized by some unique qualities like free and fair election with with duration of been in power and respect for rule of law
But unfortunately this is not the case in some African countries as the opposite is the case as in every election year that comes you hear of election violence, rigging of election to favour those in power, oppression and arrest of opposition figure infact the one that makes in thinking is influx of foreign and European observer to African elections
This lead me to ask questions is democracy made for Africa or can we go back to the way we where governing our self before the advent of colonisation
Guys let discuss why is African democracy so fragile and unstable that military is always taking over democratically elected government
Most African countries maintain the type of government that their colonial masters practice. Some copy from foreign countries and implement their own country. But one thing they do is whether they inherited it or the copy it they do not do the exact same version that they are Western counterpart do. For instance, in my country Nigeria the method of federation that they are practicing is very different from the one their colonial masters are practicing. True federation that is being practice in UK whereby resource control is invoked is different from what is obtainable in Nigeria. The federal government control all resources and pay allocation to the States while in a reset the state is supposed to control their resources and pay tax or allocation to be federal. This would have fostered growth and competition for growth among states. But in a nutshell, democracy will not survive where corruptions rules.