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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nA blog by the CPNN coordinator in September 2017<\/a>, asks if we are seeing the end of democracy: “. . . Leaders [in Latin America] who might have shown some sympathy with a culture of peace are gone, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, Lula in Brazil and Fidel in Cuba, and their countries are moving to the right. This trend is not limited to Latin America. We have Trump, Putin, Duterte, Erdogan, rise of right-wing, even fascist parties in Europe, loss of the leadership of Mandela and Mbeki in South Africa, fading hopes that were raised by the Arab spring, and lack of any movement in Asia towards a culture of peace. Some might say it is the end of democracy, although I see it more limited as the loss of bourgeois democracy. After all, national elections are now almost solely determined by big money, and big money corrupts. To find progress towards true democracy it is necessary to look at a more local level.”<\/p>\n It seems from our CPNN coverage (list in right column) that the leadership on this question is being taken in Africa Here is a contribution to this question from Africa published in Transcend by David Tiomajou<\/a>, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations\u00a0 at Protestant University of Central Africa:<\/p>\n “In recent years, the call for political systems based on power-sharing and liberal democracy of executive power has been in full swing in countries where shortage of change and coalition of power has resulted in large scale poor governance and chronic citizens\u2019 frustration. Cameroon, with a unique exoglossic and colonial heritage is one of such countries. Against the background of half a century French-English constitutional Bilingualism with a vibrant heterogynous linguistic landscape, it provides an ideal setting for political debate nationwide in general and in its dual cultural heritage in particular.<\/p>\n Prof. Celestin Tagou in his 2017 book entitled Democratic Rotation in Office: Political Transcendency and Transformation of Ethno-regional Identities within the 21st Century Nation State, in 167 pages covering 4 chapters explores the concept of power sharing as shaped by the anthropological and socio-cultural realities of the African continent. <\/p>\n Beginning with the theoretical concepts of the family, the clan, the tribe, the ethnicity, the people, the race and the state and the nation, (Chapter 1). Prof. Tagou provides a sharp critical analysis of \u00a0the \u201ccopy and paste\u201d western approach to liberal democracy and its devastating shortcomings within the African context (Chapter 2) before elaborating the main purpose of his book which is \u201cDemocratic Rotation in Office\u201d nicely captured in French as \u201cD\u00e9mocratie Rotative\u201d(Chapter 3) with two significant case studies from Central and West Africa namely Cameroon and Ivory Coast.(Chapter 4).<\/p>\n In a nutshell, Prof. Tagou argues that power sharing and political participation require positive peace which is a necessary condition for sustainable development and this can only be effective through a model of democracy which is in fine tune with African history, its customs as well as its ancestral knowledge. He reckons that the importation, the implementation and even more so the \u201cCopy and paste\u201d of Westminster and Jacobin constitutional democracy in African young states have been \u201ca political and societal mistakes\u201d. Democracy per se could have universal principles and values, but there is not a model of democracy, that is universal. The is a French, a German, a British, an American\u2026. model which is adapted to the various history and cultural background of each country.<\/p>\n Above all, Prof. Tagou brings to the democratic debate table bold, interesting and eye-opening proposals: Africa should proudly and positively mold its own model of democracy rooted in its socio-cultural and ethnic pluralistic context. He proposes a model based on Johan Galtung\u2019s concepts of transcendence and transformation of conflicts: Rotative Democracy as mechanism for the election of the President of the Republic.<\/p>\n This book has inter alia two major strengths: first the originality of the argument within the African context marred with chronic heated political tensions around the executive power second, the timing and relevance of the publication with regard to Cameroon, currently in a deadlock political crisis known as \u201cAnglophone Problem\u201d. Prof. Tagou details his proposals with real, reliable and clear facts.<\/p>\n Never the less, although beautifully written in a fascinating and movingly style; Prof. Tagou\u2019s \u201cDemocratic Rotation of Office\u201d may leave its reader with a bitter taste in the mouth: how sound and fare can the relationship between the strategic group and the conflicting ones be? Is the rotating period among the 7+1 groups not too long for frustrating citizens to wait? And, as clearly stated by Prof. Alain Didier Olinga in the preface: To which group do the mixed-raced, half-breed and half-cast Cameroonians belong?<\/p>\n Whatever the case, Prof. Tagou has taken an insightful stand into the political debate on power sharing and liberal democracy in Africa with a major step in the contribution towards the search for solutions to office rotation and power coalition in Cameroon and readers and specialists of political sciences within the African continent and beyond will find this book of special interest.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n USA: Libertarians nominate anti-war candidate for Presidential ballot<\/a><\/p>\n First message to the nation from President Bassirou Diomaye Faye \u2013 on the eve of Senegal\u2019s independence day<\/a><\/p>\n PAYNCOP Gabon Trained Youth and Women in Political Leadership in the City of Oyem<\/a><\/p>\n Zimbabwe: NPRC to enforce peace pledge ahead of by-elections<\/a><\/p>\n What I Saw on Election Day in Nicaragua<\/a><\/p>\n Toumodi, Ivory Coast: Community leaders trained in the culture of peace<\/a><\/p>\n 58 Years After Historic Rally, Thousands March on Washington for Voting Rights, DC Statehood<\/a><\/p>\n Ghana Election Petition Judgment: \u2018Let\u2019s Maintain Our Peace\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n For a peaceful presidential election in Guinea: NGO CRGN launches awareness campaign for the Guinean population<\/a><\/p>\n C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire : The traditional chiefs of Gagnoa call for peaceful elections<\/a><\/p>\n Nigeria: Akeredolu, Jegede, Ajayi Sign Peace Accord<\/a><\/p>\n C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire: traditional chiefs gather in Yamoussoukro<\/a><\/p>\n Burkina: The Movement for the Culture of Peace and Love of the Fatherland<\/a><\/p>\n Culture of Peace in Guinea: Journalists Equipped with a \u2018Common Ground Approach\u2019 for Managing Rumors During Election Periods<\/a><\/p>\n C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire: For peaceful elections in 2020, three Ivorian artists will walk from Abidjan to Korhogo<\/a><\/p>\n Peru: Electoral peace promoted in 4 native languages<\/a><\/p>\n Ivory Coast: National Symposium of Religious Leaders, Kings and Traditional Chiefs for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence<\/a><\/p>\n Guber poll: When Ijaw elders converged on Yenagoa [Nigeria]<\/a><\/p>\n Benin: The Youth Movement for the Preservation of Peace and Democracy raises awareness of Atacora youth on non-violence<\/a><\/p>\n Nigeria: National Council for Arts & Culture moves for peaceful elections<\/a><\/p>\n The 815th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council: Report of the Commission on Elections in Africa<\/a><\/p>\n Lesotho: Local Government and the culture of peace<\/a><\/p>\n Democracy Spring: Thousands Descend on US Capitol, Over 400 Arrested<\/a><\/p>\n C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire: REPSFECO-CI promotes a peaceful electoral process<\/a><\/p>\n C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire: Le REPSFECO-CI invite les acteurs \u00e0 un processus \u00e9lectoral apais\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n Uganda: Government to Set Up Election Conflict Resolution Body<\/a><\/p>\n Nigeria: Why we facilitated Abuja peace accord \u2014Ben Obi<\/a><\/p>\n Rethinking Post-Election Peacebuilding in Africa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 Links for the following articles published prior to 2015 do not work because they were made by a version of PERL programming that is no longer supported. With three easy steps, you can find the article by its number. First, click on it before returning to this page. Your browser will say that the article is not available but in the address listed you can see that it was located at ViewArticle=xxxx where xxxx is the number of the article. Returning to this page, then click here<\/a> for the listing of all years. Then click on the year that contains the number for the article you seek. It will send you to the page where you can easily search for the article by its title. \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n Zimbabwe: Christian denominations launch peace initiative<\/a><\/p>\n Hong Kong\u2019s Occupy Central pushes for \u2018genuine democracy\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Provincial Youth Conference on Peace, Harmony and role of Youth at Karachi<\/a><\/p>\n Varsities vouch for peace ahead of general elections (Kenya)<\/a><\/p>\n Women\u2019s World in Nationwide Sensitization [Sierra Leone]<\/a><\/p>\n Ghana Youth Coalition wants politicians to commit to peace in 2012<\/a><\/p>\n Towards an Inclusive Democracy in Bangladesh<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A blog by the CPNN coordinator in September 2017, asks if we are seeing the end of democracy: “. . . Leaders [in Latin America] who might have shown some sympathy with a culture of peace are gone, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, Lula in Brazil and Fidel in Cuba, and their countries are moving to … Continue reading How should elections be organized in a true democracy?<\/span>