Patrick Egwu is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Nigeria with special interest covering global health, politics, conflict and development. His stories have been published by African Arguments, This is Africa, Ozy, NCR and elsewhere. He was awarded the 2019 Hostwriter Story Prize for a collaborative story on Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal.
Democracy is under threat in Africa. For decades, the continent has been associated with sit-tight dictators and one-party systems. For instance, seven of the world’s 10 longest-serving leaders are ...