Opinion: Elections in Africa Have Become Inconvenient

An opinion piece discusses how elections across Africa have become increasingly inconvenient, using the example of José Eduardo Van-Dúnem dos Santos's long tenure in Angola.

26 Jul, 18:49 — 26 Jul, 18:49

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Around Africa, elections have become too inconvenient, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

José Eduardo Van-Dúnem dos Santos was 37 when the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, (better known by its Portuguese acronym, MPLA) chose him to succeed its founding president, Augustinho Neto, in September 1979. By 2010, dos Santos had been in power for 31 years. But the shy and retreating dos Santos was […] The post Around Africa, elections have become too inconvenient, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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