GEOG 6 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Sub-Saharan Africa, Jerry Rawlings, North African Arabs
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Malawi & kenya dictators accommodated to constitutionalism & multipartism. Africans have been most creative in handling politically explosive ethnic tensions. Implementation of 3-tier federalism & federal character principles in nigeria. Establishment of truth & reconciliation commission in south africa. Transitional govt followed by election of new president. Congo, gabon, dr of congo, togo, niger & chad. Shift from military dictatorship to civilianized military juntas. Elected local govt councils enjoy constitutional endorsement & federal govt funding independent of domineering state govts. State govts initially tried to derail financial independence of local govts. 1989 constitution provided federal allocation system that bypassed state govts. > local govt leaders as corrupt as federal & state counterparts. But system has increased real political participation & brought govt closer to local nigerian communities. Citizens in some countries use malking new constitutions as strategy to replace strangulating regimes. Inclusive process, involvement of nationalist groups, trade unions, women, religious groups, youth, students, prisoners.
