Ghana’s Uncertain Political Opening

Nelson Mandela, who died in late 2013, fought for freedom for all the people of South Africa and masterfully guided his country’s transition to a nonracial democracy. His record on foreign policy…

Data from the latest wave of the Afrobarometer survey show that Africans’ demand for liberal democracy remains high. The problem lies in lagging supply.

Often recommended as a means of ending intractable civil wars, power-sharing may in fact be least likely to work when it is most needed.