How shadow states threaten democracies | Article

Two new reports investigate how political leaders are subverting constitutional rule and handing power to business cronies, Call them illiberal democracies, elective dictatorships or 'no-party' politics, the global tide of authoritarianism with constitutional characteristics has been welcomed, sometimes pioneered, by some governments in Africa.

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Edgar Lungu , ,President Edgar Lungu ,Patriotic Front ,Frica ,Governance ,Ow Shadow States Threaten Democracies ,Democracy Capture ,Uganda ,Zimbabwe ,Zambia ,Jenin ,Athieuk Eacuter Eacute Kou ,Yayi Boni ,Patrice Talon ,Shadow States ,Congo Kinshasa ,Robert Mugabe ,Tendai Biti ,Yoweri Museveni ,Salim Saleh ,Janet Kataha Museveni ,Muhoozi Kainerugaba ,Bobi Wine ,Fighting Back ,Nigeria ,Kayode Eso ,Tanzania ,John Magufuli ,Rag On Growth ,Brazil ,United States ,Sudan ,Omer Hassan Ahmed El Beshir ,South Africa ,Ghana ,He Two New Reports Shine Light On The Resurgence Of Authoritarianism That Many Ndash But Not All African Countries Have Experienced Over Past Five Years ,Ne Looks At How Ruling Parties Have Captured Democratic Institutions Such As The Legislature And Judiciary In Benin ,Kenya ,Mozambique ,Nd Nigeria The Other Considers How Supposedly Accountable Democratic Institutions Are Infiltrated And Undermined By Shadowy National Transnational Networks In Congo Kinshasa ,Nd Zimbabwe ,Oth Are Available Online At Democracyinafrica Org ,