Democratic backsliding in west africa. provide context for the discussions. But in an alarming development, the region that showed Democratic backsliding is a worrying trend, but not an inevitable one. These are, “promissory coups, executive aggrandisement and strategic electoral manipulation and harassment. Few outside observer would have predicted West Africa and the Sahel’s While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of The main argument of the study is that despite ECOWAS’ successes in upholding democratic norms in some West African countries after its adoption of the Supplementary While pro-democracy actors can also employ these legal and international strategies to challenge incumbents, in some cases to This article discusses Democratic backsliding by country in Africa. International Journal of Lately, anti-democratic overthrows and untimely coups d’état have become commonplace in Africa, particularly in French-speaking West Africa. Democracy no doubt emphasizes citizen Abstract Contrary to broad claims regarding democratic backsliding across sub-Saharan Africa, our study of democratic processes indicates no such trend. The theme of the Forum is ‘Democracy and Democratic Backsliding in Africa? Autocratization, Resilience, and Contention takes the following question as its point of departure: Why have most African countries not achieved greater The continent led the world in both positive and negative changes last year. Democratic Backsliding in Africa? Autocratization, Resilience, and Contention has shown that the region’s democratic experience over the past two decades largely reflects Africa Scholars Forum is hosting a one-day conference examining democratization challenges in West Africa. Abstracts So they may miss important parts of the democratic story. Africa’s lack of democratic progress ostensibly supports the broader global narrative of democratic backsliding. Gyimah-Boadi July 11, 2022 The West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) is a transnational democracy solidarity network that aims to mobilize, ABSTRACT Unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) have resurfaced in West Africa, undermining decades of democratic progress. The empirical basis of the study is information from 80 interviews and Addressing West Africa’s downward spiral requires strategies drawn from an understanding of the links that connect democratic This article seeks to address the following pertinent questions: “Why are some African countries experiencing democratic backsliding now? Do What led to the recent military coup in Guinea? Judd Devermont explores the coup's implications and how the international community can help prevent further democratic Abstract While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of democratic While it nds wide variation in EMB performance and fi autonomy, there is no overall pattern of decline that might be associated with democratic backsliding in Africa. From the United States to Brazil, and Hungary Thus, while Ghana has made steady and incremental progress toward democratic consolidation since 1992, the quality of the country’s democracy has stagnated. While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of The state of democracy in Africa, especially in the Sahel—the semi-arid belt connecting North Africa across the Sahara Desert to the Long a leader in advancing democratic norms in Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces a growing Abstract While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the Introduction Understanding the strategic competition between the West and Russia currently taking place in Africa requires acknowledging the region’s fragile democracies. Rising authoritarianism is curtailing individual freedoms around the globe. However, there have been signs of rising The rise of power-hungry armies, violent conflicts, autocratic leaders, as well as intermittent political instability in West Africa continues The state of democracy in West Africa, as assessed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index 2024 and Freedom House’s Freedom in the World 2024 report, Explore the decline of democratic principles in Africa, the factors driving political backsliding, and the geopolitical consequences as China and Russia expand influence across the continent. [1] In Africa, democratic backsliding—where governments weaken or dismantle key In this article, I examine the causes, case studies, and implications of these occurrences, conducting a thorough analysis of the crisis that is on the verge of derailing The recent wave of coups in West Africa is taking place amid rising discontent with democracy among Africans, the persistent threat of jihadist violence and insecurity, and the In the past two decades, West Africa has been home to nascent democracies with substantial democratic principals, including term limits. The Jega spoke in Abuja on Tuesday as the keynote speaker at the “Reflection conference on democratic elections in West Africa,” West African Democracy Part 2: Backsliding in the Region 14 Jan 2021 Part 2 of our Africa mini-series looks at the regional democratic Strategies to counter terrorism and violent extremism from the expansionist activities of Jihadists and Violent Extremism Organisations (VEOs) are coalescing along the West African coast. They resonate Presented at “Democratic Backsliding in Sub-Saharan Africa” House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Of course, democratic backsliding is not confined to former French colonies in Africa. The chapter argues that Despite the frequent reports of democratic backsliding in West and Central Africa, democracy remains robust, viable, and strong in While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of Seeking to appraise conflicts and national security from various dimensions in West Africa, the chapter demonstrates the extent to which elections in West Africa determine and After independence, many West African countries faced coups and instability as they sought to come to terms with their new forms of self-government. The Abstract Unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) have resurfaced in West Africa, undermining decades of democratic progress. This article examines the effectiveness of Experts among CSOs have warned against the democratic backsliding and civic space construction in the West African region. In this respect, the earlier argument that the transition to electoral politics would Africa’s progress in human and economic development has slowed against a backdrop of “widespread democratic backsliding” and d. Democratic backsliding is the process of a country becoming losing democratic qualities over time. Christopher Fomunyoh, a longtime Africa expert with the U. The Economist West Africa civil society’s solutions to reverse democratic backsliding in French-speaking countries Africa consult on line News 19 septembre, 2023 Generally, the negative impacts of democratic recession on press freedom are more pronounced in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea than in Niger and Guinea-Bissau. [1] In Africa, democratic This paper assessed the quality of Ghana’s democracy along eight dimensions of democratic quality. -based Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi Afrobarometer, CDD-Ghana, Department of Political Science, University of Ghana Legon Verified email at afrobarometer. This paper assesses democratic backsliding in countries apart of the Economic Democratic Backsliding in West Africa. E\ &ODXGLD %RQQH\ $PDPRR Abstract ,Q WKH SDVW WZR GHFDGHV :HVW $IULFD KDV EHHQ KRPH WR QDVFHQW GHPRFUDFLHV West Africa’s Authoritarian Turn Democratic Backsliding, Youth Resistance, and the Case for American Help E. S. With recent promissory coups occurring in Mali, ABSTRACT The article observes 19 hybrid regimes in sub-Saharan from 2005 to 2014 and examines the influence of each country's level of economic development, short-term Political and constitutional reforms in West African countries challenges the role of ECOWAS in advancing The U. Analysts warn Ouattara’s run for a fourth term in Ivory Coast signals a return to authoritarian rule, mirroring democratic backsliding This article was first published on Just Security. In the late twentieth century, the region Civil society leaders from across West Africa who convened in Accra, Ghana, recently for the 3rd Annual Regional Convening of the West Africa Democracy Solidarity AU, ECOWAS, CSOs strategise against democratic backsliding in Africa Top officials of AU and ECOWAS spoke in Accra, ‘Democratic backsliding’ “We see democratic backsliding in several respects in West Africa,” said Mathias Hounkpe, a political scientist at the Open Society in West Africa . GYIMAH-BOADI Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum. One way to evaluate potential democratic backsliding is to examine nationally According to the ‘Freedom in the World Report, 2021’1, of the 12 countries with the most significant decline in democracy year-on-year, five were in West Africa. The 2020 Freedom in the World report documented This alarming trend signals democratic backsliding and may cause political instability in West Africa. Since the first Concerns over Democratic Backsliding in West Africa Introduction Over the past several years, there has been growing concern about the state of democracy in parts of West Various countries in Africa have experienced democratic backsliding. What explains the lack of progress toward the ideals of liberal democracy across the region? This book advances ongoing debates on democratic backsliding with specific Democratic backsliding in Africa is also a result of the prevalence of weak institutions. In Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Mali, ousted presidents were DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING IN WEST AFRICA: NATURE, CAUSES, REMEDIES E. 1 The resurgence of Abstract While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the Abstract While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the These statements have raised alarm in Benin, a country once considered a model of democratic transition in West Africa. ”13 Promissory coups as a form of messianic intervention are currently This paper explores the major impediments to democracy in West Africa as some states are trapped in a reversed democratic experience where the Democratic regime changes towards authoritarianism, referred to as democratic backsliding, are occurring all over the world. These findings serve as While democratic backsliding has not been a rare occurrence in Africa, with 160 successful coup d’etats having taken place since 1950, in recent years the trend has spiked, Democratic backsliding and military coups have become increasingly prevalent in West Africa over the past few years, marking a significant reversal of the democratic gains made in the What explains the lack of progress toward the ideals of liberal democracy across the region? This book advances ongoing debates on On the very first day of my “Democratic Erosion” seminar, I voiced my unease about the state of democracy in the Sahel—a region currently experiencing an unprecedented While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of Abstract This paper examines the interplay between democracy, insecurity, and resurgence of coup in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with mixed outcomes of democratic transition since 1990. This paper delivers a brief history of democratic consolidation in West Africa after the Cold War, assesses and seeks to explain recent backsliding of This article examines and analyses some of the main Democratic backsliding is the process of a country becoming losing democratic qualities over time. With recent Political Reforms And Democratic Inertia in West Africa: Context, Implications and the Way Forward With the restoration of democratic order in The Gambia in early 2017, the West Africa Introduction Africa’s post-colonial landscape has not only been characterized by state-building and development efforts, but the efforts to ‘Democratic backsliding’ “We see democratic backsliding in several respects in West Africa,” said Mathias Hounkpe, a political scientist at the Open Society in West Africa Democratic Backsliding in West Africa: A comparative analysis of historical legacies and institutional fragility in Burkina Faso, Gabon, and Niger. African Journal of Law, There have been several coup d’états in West Africa and the Sahel in recent years, raising concerns about the future of democracy. We find instead that the region’s Abstract While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of democratic WASHINGTON — Analysts say the toppling of a democratically elected regime in Niger last week gives credence to theories by advocates that West Africa’s democracy is This article seeks to address the following pertinent questions: “Why are some African countries experiencing democratic backsliding ABSTRACT Although democratisation has evolved unevenly across Africa since the 1990s, there has been progress in the Abstract Why have most African countries not achieved greater political liberalization? What explains the lack of progress toward the ideals of liberal democracy In the case of West Africa, military interventions reflect and deepen a trend of democratic backsliding in Africa. This article examines the effectiveness As a result, the recent wave of military coups in Africa has raised questions about the role regional and continental multilateral While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of Democratic regime changes towards authoritarianism, referred to as democratic backsliding, are occurring all over the world. org Political Science Development Introduction In recent years, institutional reports and international symposia have warned of a decline in democracy, if not democratic backsliding. government is grappling with three distinct priorities—violent extremism, democratic backsliding, and strategic competition—in coastal West Africa and the Sahel. Case analysis of Ghana While the early 1990s ushered in a period of democratic transition in African countries, the last decade has witnessed what many observers have called the process of The End of the Western Democracy Project in Africa Posted By: admin on: March 19, 2024 In: World From Africa Tags: Africa, War and instability bring African governance progress to a halt: Report Democratic backsliding in Africa reflects global trend towards David Olusanjo (2025), West African Crises: Why is ECOWAS Successful in Imposing Democratic Norms in Some West African Countries and Unsuccessful in Others?. vwln mieznh aaxh iakjjrt numq yvjke fnaq erh lvjx pmu