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January 25, 2021 In our “Africa Reacts” series, the CSIS Africa Program asks prominent African journalists, civil society activists, and thought leaders to share their analysis on the U.S. political process. By flipping the script featuring African analysts’ views on U.S. politics rather than U.S. analysts’ opinions on African developments we are seeking to start a new conversation about the future of U.S.-African relations. In our eighth edition, we asked top African analysts to react to President Biden’s inauguration and the events leading up to that day. Many noted the deleterious effects of the January 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol on the United States’ global reputation as a beacon of democracy. Others argued that President Trump’s policies and actions over the last four years have set a precedent for “strongmen” across Africa to ignore democratic norms and backpedal on human rights. Last, many looked forward with anticipation wondering how the Biden ....
Siphosami Malunga, Executive Director, OSISA. It seemed too good to be true. A diamond-rich, corruption-free, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful African country with a tradition of peaceful transfer of presidential power (the incumbent president voluntarily leaves office a year before the next general election). It was. Africa’s poster child for democracy, good governance, and transparency, for many years in the top five of the best-governed and least corrupt countries in Africa, Botswana was a good news story Africa had to hold on to. But, was it? Paradoxes On the face of it, Botswana is a thriving, open, competitive democracy. It has unfailingly held periodic transparent, credible, and peaceful elections – which the ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), has won since independence in 1965. It tolerates opposition and there is none of the systematic violence seen in countries like Zimbabwe and elsewhere. The country alternates its President after ....