Thematic Report:- The State of Democratic Governance in West Africa: Pitfalls, Implications and Pathways to Recovery

Since the early 1990s, the political ecosystem of West Africa has witnessed sturdy progress in democratic governance. At the beginning of this period, countries in the region had political transitions from authoritarian military and one-party regimes to constitutional multi-party democratic rule. Indeed, the rebirth of democracy in the region was against the background of repressive military regimes and one-party dictatorships, where political opposition and dissenting voices were stymied and individuals or groups

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