Africa in the Twenty-First Century: The Imperatives of Democracy, Governance and Leadership

Venter, Denis

doi:10.1080/09744053.2010.10597290

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“…African leaders have not only failed to put in place effective structures and institutions necessary to consolidate democratic governance, most regimes either fail to institute democratic norms or abide by democratic principles. With few exceptions however, the conduct of elections are characterised by violence while cases of election rigging are often reported (see, Santaksing 2004;Venter 2009). Not only is democracy equated with the conduct of elections, it is an issue of concern that the "values and ideals of liberal democratic governance have been misconstrued, even perverted, or negated by often corrupt political leaderships; leaderships interested neither in democracy and good governance, nor in the pluralistic dividends multiparty systems are supposed to deliver" (Venter 2009:39).…”

Section: Democracy Governance and The Developmental State Discoursementioning

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Child Protection Concerns: Situation of Girls in Fishing Camps in Binga, Zimbabwe

Alex¹

2018

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Despite Africa's economic growth in recent years, it remains the least developed of the world's major regions. Africa still harbours most of the least developed countries in the world while it also houses a number of the world's fastest growing economies. The continent therefore presents contrasting trends. Its persistent political, socio-economic and environmental challenges reveal an indisputable reality: On the one hand, development initiatives implemented at the national, regional and continental levels have yet to impact on the majority of the people. On the other hand, there appears, perhaps, to be gaps in policy conception, formulation, implementation and evaluation. These are concerning issues which need to be addressed especially with the challenges posed by a fast globalising world. This paper presents a theoretical research and a critical review of the topic. It draws a linkage between democracy, governance and development in a conceptual framework and argues for capacity building for individuals and institutions on ground in Africa towards achieving sustainable socio-economic development in the continent. To this end, the paper advances the call for developmental African states that would trigger the much needed transformation of the African continent.

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Section: Democracy Governance and The Developmental State Discoursementioning

confidence: 99%

Child Protection Concerns: Situation of Girls in Fishing Camps in Binga, Zimbabwe

Alex¹

2018

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Africa in the Twenty-First Century: The Imperatives of Democracy, Governance and Leadership

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Child Protection Concerns: Situation of Girls in Fishing Camps in Binga, Zimbabwe

Child Protection Concerns: Situation of Girls in Fishing Camps in Binga, Zimbabwe

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