For Nigerian youths, who are getting ready to contest elective positions on the basis of the Not Too Young To Run Act, it must be said that age is not necessarily the problem.
Chiagozie Udeh & Oselokah H. Obaze
Good governance exemplars in Africa continue to evolve, even if slowly. An African country, Ethiopia, has the youngest democratically elected head of state on the continent, who happens also to be one of the 20 youngest heads of state in the world. Africa should be proud. Yet it seems Africa failed to take sufficient notice.
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In the past 18 months, Africa has seen 15 leadership changes, averaging approximately one per month. One of the remarkable transitions was in Ethiopia. Its run-up was not seamless, but the end result was remarkable. Ethiopia’s leadership evolution started with the former Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, who decided to step aside in the aftermath of mass protests in…
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