Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:11:59 +0000 Former President Rupiah Banda has urged African leaders to consider public good over personal interests if the continent’s democracy is to flourish. And the former Zambian head of State has been described as a living embodiment of democracy who has shown the continent that there is life after leaving political office. Delivering a keynote address at a two-day conference titled Elections March 2013: Imminent debates in the event of a Presidential run-off’, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nairobi today, President Banda said it was important to ensure that democratic systems were respected. He told a packed conference that included delegates from Sierra Leone, Ghana, Liberia and Senegal that African democracy was taking root and urged the media to highlight electoral success with the same vigour that they reported on failed elections. The former President also urged young Africans to strive towards creating an environment in which leaders and […]
