Challenges to African incumbents will grow

The decline in the quality of democracy in Africa over the past decade masks a number of contradictory trends

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  • An inconsistent pattern
  • Support for democracy
  • The lasting damage of electoral manipulation
  • Changing voter attitudes
  • Limited support for authoritarian rule
  • The state of democracy
  • Regional variations

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