How Africa fared on democracy in action-filled year
A queue to vote. Good news came in from Ghana, where a peaceful transfer of power provided a much-needed shot in the arm for African democracy. PHOTOIFILE
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In Gambia, the opposite played out, with the opposition securing the largest number of votes only for the government to claim that the process was flawed. Taken together, these episodes generated a sense that African democracy was in decline.
