The latest afrobarometer report 2024 has it that about 53% of Africans are willing to accept military takeovers if elected leaders abuse power for their own ends.
The 44- page document gives insight about the current feeling that most Africans are having about elected leaders and the military takeovers.
“On average across 39 countries, support for democracy remains robust: Two-thirds (66%) of Africans say they prefer democracy to any other system of government, and large majorities reject one-man rule (80%), one-party rule (78%), and military rule (66%),” the afrobarometer report 2024 stated.
It noted that, “across 30 countries surveyed consistently over the past decade, support for democracy has declined by 7 percentage points, including by 29 points in South Africa and 23 points in Mali. Opposition to military rule has weakened by 11 points
across 30 countries, most dramatically in Mali and Burkina Faso (by 40 and 37 points, respectively).”
The afrobarometer report 2024 added that, “Growing majorities call for government accountability and the rule of law, and support for other democratic norms has held steady over the past decade, including presidential accountability to Parliament, multiparty competition, presidential term limits, and media freedom.”