How African governments can regain the trust of their citizens

August 12, 2024

“If the series of military interventions across the West African region over the past couple of years have a common feature, it is the revelation of an underlying popular frustration with democratic rule.” In a Foresight Africa viewpoint, Ebenezer Obadare explains what African citizens want from their governments.

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