A year of illusions: five things we learnt about democracy in Africa in 2017: A strong judiciary isn't enough to keep democracy in place. Kenya's Supreme Court decision nullifying the re-election of Uhuru Kenyatta is a case in point. Reuters/Baz RatnerThe last twelve months have been a confusing time for African democracy. We have seen coups that didn’t look like coups … [Read more...] about A year of illusions: five things we learnt about democracy in Africa in 2017 | The Conversation