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The descent into normlessness in various African countries calls for a new scholarly and policy approach.

Democracy is decidedly worse for wear in Africa following a set of sham elections in Zimbabwe and Gabon, with few bright spots in the upcoming electoral calendar.  

African populations are eager for partners and reform in the international system, the United States should embrace change.

The explicit incorporation of the African diaspora into U.S.-Africa policy risks segmenting the community into old and new, with important domestic and international consequences.

African aspirations, not African leaders, should be the focus of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.