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AFRICA NEEDS MANY MANDELAS
Afrobarometer survey reveals
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Africans see "one-man rule" as the greatest threat to democracy on the continent. This was revealed during a survey research project conducted by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Ghana's Centre for Democratic Development and Michigan State University in the United States.
The Afrobarometer survey shows that among the three forms of autocratic rule - one- man rule, military rule and one-party rule and the one-man rule is the most rejected regime. In the last eight years, there have been four controversial attempts to amend constitutions in favour of incumbent elected presidents, in Namibia, Zambia, Malawi and Nigeria.
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Only Sam Nujoma, the former Namibian president, succeeded in his bid. The surveys were conducted in 12 African countries between 1999 and 2006. A total of 56 000 people in west, east and southern Africa were interviewed.
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