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Has Africa Abandoned Hope for Democracy?

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Has Africa Abandoned Hope for Democracy?
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2018. Andy Wong/AFP/Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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The declining prestige and influence of Western powers have been occurring in direct proportion to the abandonment of Western theories of “liberal democracy” by most states on the African continent.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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