The gaps in African government are twofold: governance and education. It is important to focus on both areas to bring about overall improvements.
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Surveys shows that the majority of Africans prefer democracy, despite its flaws, to the alternatives.
To improve, African countries need to find a balance between political and economic matters. This is where leadership becomes particularly important. But this is currently lacking on the continent.
Ivory Coast’s democratic election in 2015 may be another example of good news out of Africa that is ignored by the global media.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Yarik Turianskyi is Manager of the Governance and African Peer Review Mechanism Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs and guest lecturer in African Governance and Eastern European Politics, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham