The consensus at the meeting, as stated in its communique, is that the return of political instability to West Africa is a direct result of the declining adherence to the normative system designed to uphold democratic standards. The Summit lamented the sustained disrespect of the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance by many presidents and called for an improvement of the text.
This week, I was in Accra, Ghana for the third West Africa Citizen’s Summit…
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