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Africa's democracy declining amid global 'strongmen' trend, says watchdog

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Africa is experiencing a decline in democracy and human rights due to the global rise of authoritarian leaders, according to Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. While the foundation's report indicates progress in economic opportunity and human development, it also highlights significant regressions in security, human rights, and public participation. Ibrahim pointed to recent events in Tanzania and Uganda as examples of this trend, where leaders have allegedly suppressed opposition and human rights. AI

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Africa's democracy declining amid global 'strongmen' trend, says watchdog

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Africa suffering in ‘strongmen’ era, says governance watchdog

    Democracy and rights are declining in Africa as leaders take their cues from the rise of strongmen in other parts of the world, the head of a governance monitor told AFP. Mo Ibrahim, 80, is a Sudanese-British billionaire who made a fortune in telecoms and ploughed it into monitor…

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