The GIC is hosting a visit from BMVP Ransford Gyampo who will be giving a public lecture titled Democratic Governance in Africa: An Assessment

This event is free but booking is required.  To reserve a ticket, click here.

Date: 27th November 2018

Time: 5-7pm

Venue: 2D1 PRC

Abstract:

Many African countries pride themselves and boasts of practicing democracy and good governance without truly appreciating the dogmas and imperatives of democracy. They easily claim to be democratic and yet do little for democratic dividends to be translated into tangible outcomes in the living conditions of the people.  Consequently, some African indigenes have described democracy as an alien and incompetent governance system that is incapable of dealing with the major issues of under-development in Africa. Using the Lincolnean definition of democracy as a taxonomy, this lecture assessed the strengths and deficits of democratic governance in Africa and offers some proactive suggestions to safeguard democratic relapse in Africa.