Coups, conflict, family dinners and Donkeys & why western democracy doesn’t work for Africa - Eps 10
Channel: AfricaHere&NOW
Date: 2024-02-25

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:48 former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo tells us why western style liberal democracy doesn’t work for Africa and suggests a traditional African system of consensus would be better.
08:26 Political commentator Moeletsi Mbeki pays tribute to Obasanjo as an elder statesman and explains why the ANC is facing a thumping in this year’s elections.
33:02 Plus, a ban on slaughtering African donkeys for Chinese beauty products. How the fate of the humble mule reached the in trays of Africa’s leaders; with Dr Solomon Onyango (Director the Donkey Sanctuary in Kenya).
44:21 Closing

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