Democracy and Accountability in Pre-colonial Africa: Lessons for Contemporary African States
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Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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The authors contribute to the debate on democracy and accountability in Africa by
examining the nexus between democracy and accountability. They argue that whereas
democracy engendered accountability in pre-colonial . Africa, modern democracy in
Africa fails to bring accountability to the front burner of politics, which is attributed to
colonial rule that led to the destruction of indigenous system cum the attitudes of postcolonial
leaders. Given this scenario, the authors contend that accountability, which was
the hall mark of pre-colonial Africa, should be imbibed by contemporary leaders of
Africa. Africans should be sensitised to making their leaders answerable for their actions.
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JA Political science (General), JZ International relations