@africa.aware: Madam Gertrude Mongella argued that many African countries adopted democracy from outside rather than developing systems rooted in their own cultures and traditions. Speaking on the African Renaissance Podcast, She contends that democracy has not been fully domesticated to reflect African realities, calling for governance models that are more closely aligned with the continent’s history, values, and social structures. #africa #africaaware #democrazy #africans #black

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Chigume :

Are we waking up?

2026-08-04 19:33:51

J Duncan108 :

Plato said Democracy is terrible and you are better off under a benign dictatorship

2026-08-04 17:18:45

Teee :

Very true ma'am. Thank you.

2026-08-05 11:10:04

tuffest :

Real talk Real facts

2026-08-05 06:17:11

taijaputta :

Western democracies have interrupted the development of what would have been a naturally universal global governance.

2026-08-04 23:55:41

CL_Ka :

we didn't import anything, they imposed the foreign culture on us and we had no options.

2026-08-06 10:17:44

Dark Horse 🫏 :

That's why I had said voting should be reserved to educated people, people with domain experience and exposure in their respective fields. Let the few vote for the many

2026-08-05 11:24:31

Blindspot :

Democracy doesn't even work where we imported it from

2026-08-05 13:24:37

Classic Keeper Love Inspired :

💯💯💯

2026-08-04 23:07:38

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