Obasanjo’s Afro Democracy

W ith the steady erosion of democratic legitimacy in Africa and the strong wind of undemocratic change of governments that is blowing across the continent, from Burkina Faso to Mali, and from Niger to Gabon, the conversation on the future of democracy on the African continent continues. The latest intervention in this conversation has come from Olusegun Obasanjo, a former military Head of State of Nigeria who was later democratically elected its civilian President. An African statesman whose image looms large on the world stage as a champion of freedom, democratic good governance, anti-corruption and unity of the African people, Obasanjo’s experience as a major player in epoch-making even...