Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:23:56 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA SOME opposition politicians, who have been consistently losing national elections are posing a danger to Africa’s democracy because they have been contesting the polls out of selfish interests, the African Union-Economic and Social Council (AU-ECOSOC) has charged. AU-ECOSOC continental representative Joseph Chilengi told the Daily Nation yesterday that such leaders were identified by their dictatorial and autocratic tendencies and yet they sang the loudest on democracy and human rights. “Their manifestos are never reviewed and have no platform where their members can give policy direction and review their leadership. These political parties always rush to external actors and institutions, thereby undermining the country’s sovereignty and its institutions. “We wish to state that some opposition political parties on the continent are now a danger to Africa’s democratisation. For example, in Zambia, Kenya and Uganda, the same political leaders have been consistently standing for elections for years without […]
