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

What you need to know:

  • 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.