Are poor societies stuck with dictators?
- Written by The Conversation Contributor
Africans recently went to the polls in Benin, Cape Verde, the Republic of Congo, Niger and Zanzibar.
The outcome was decidedly mixed.
In Congo, riot police used tear gas in the capital to disperse dozens of opposition supporters who alleged vote irregularities. But incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso won reelection after eliminating the...