Nigeria, April 13 -- The virus of coups d'etat is being spread across Africa with the declaration of the head of Burkina Faso's military junta that countries in the continent should forget about democracy. Ibrahim Traore, who seized power in September 2022, is of the firm view that the continent is not ripe for this system just yet, as he marked the anniversary of his Progressive Popular Revolution (RPP).

Democracy, to him, is like slavery, or a neo-colonial political contraption, and "people need to forget about the issue of democracy. Democracy is not for us," he said. But he is dead wrong! At PREMIUM TIMES, we denounce such an open invitation to government not based on the popular social will. Countries like Mauritius, Cape Verde, Bot...