Lacking term limitBased on an analysis by the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies, leaders in five African countries have put aside or changed term limits since 2015, bringing the number of countries lacking term limits to 18. In contrast, 21 African countries – including Tanzania – have continued to uphold presidential term limits and an additional 15 now have such limits in the books. The analysis shows that of the 21 African countries that have upheld term limits, the executive officeholders have been in power for four years, on average. The average time in power for the 10 African leaders who have evaded term limits, in contrast, is 22 years. Term limit removals and instabilityBut undoing term limit is dangerous and have had serious repercussions elsewhere.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 19, 2019 07:29 UTC