1. Term Limits for African Leaders Linked to Stability
- Author:
- Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- Publication Date:
- 02-2018
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- Abstract:
- Progress toward institutionalizing the norm of presidential term limits in Africa has been mixed. Leaders in 5 countries have evaded term limits since 2015, bringing the number of countries lacking term limits to 18. In contrast, 21 African countries have upheld presidential term limits, and an additional 15 now have such limits on the books. These limits, in turn, have wide-ranging implications
- Topic:
- Authoritarianism, Democracy, Political structure, Political stability, and Institutionalism
- Political Geography:
- Africa, North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa