Violence is escalating in the west African nation of Ivory Coast, where president-elect Alassane Ouattara is trying to oust incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to leave office after losing an election.
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SELF PERPETRATION IN POWER BY AFRICAN LEADERS: LESSONS FROM EGYPT
By Abiodun Fatai Why are African leaders fond of perpetrating themselves in power? This has been the case with the late Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire, Mohammad Gaddafi of Libya, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Paul Biya of Cameroon, Kamuzu Banda of Malawi, former Ibrahim Babangida of Nigeria, Omar Bongo of Gabon and Laurent Gbagbo of… Continue reading SELF PERPETRATION IN POWER BY AFRICAN LEADERS: LESSONS FROM EGYPT