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International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 3(3), pp. 129137, March, 2015.  

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2015.020

ISSN: 2360-784X

 

 

Research Paper

 

 

Governance and Leadership Challenges in Africa

 

Mohammed Yimer

 

Department of Civic and Ethical Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Arba Minch University

Email: muhamed_yimer@yahoo.com

 

Accepted 20 March 2015

 

Abstract

 

This paper is a critical analysis of leadership and governance crises in the horn of Africa in particular and the rest part of the continent in general. It argues that Africa’s failures have come largely as a result of frequent leadership change, lack of clear ideology, policy reversal and weak institutional setups. It also examines the leadership selection process in Africa and it takes the imposition pattern and that African leaders have frequently come to their position with limited experience or just the source of their authority is beyond the governed (Afegbua, 2012). Hence, the decline in moral and discipline caused by bad and unsustainable policies, eroded professional standards and weakened the system of governance. It observes that for Africa to overcome the contemporary leadership and governance crisis, those on whom the burden of leadership will fall in the future must fully comprehend their responsibilities. Since the long term salvation of developing countries depends on the quality of its future change makers, they must also be well prepared to face the challenges of leadership in developing society. The paper concludes that only leadership that has maximum empathy for the people can be relevant to the qualitative movement of Africa.

Key words: Governance, Leadership, Challenges, Africa, AU


 

Cite This Article As: Yimer M (2015). Governance and Leadership Challenges in Africa. Inter. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 3(3): 129-137.


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