What’s Behind Africa’s Democratic Downturn?
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What’s Behind Africa’s Democratic Downturn?

September 23, 2021 2:32 pm (EST)

What’s Behind Africa’s Democratic Downturn?
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Only eight out of nearly fifty sub-Saharan countries are considered free. Here’s why democracy is declining across the region.

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