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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rachel Savage

Support for democracy in Africa falls amid military coups and corruption

A crowd of people, many wearing the ANC's colours of yellow and green, attend a march. Some hold their hands out while others hold placards
ANC supporters in South Africa protest against the energy crisis, unemployment and the cost of living. South Africa saw the steepest drop in support for democracy in the surveys. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Support for democracy is falling in Africa amid a string of military coups and dissatisfaction with corruption and mismanagement, according to a report by Afrobarometer. However, Africans still have a stronger preference for democratic governance than many parts of the world.

Two-thirds of people in 30 African countries prefer democracy, surveys conducted in 2021 or 2023 found, down seven percentage points from a decade earlier.

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