The recent elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe hold a valuable lesson. From the events that unfolded in the two elections, with massive vote rigging and state sponsored violence resulting in chaos and bloodshed, leading to mediated talks geared toward eventual power sharing, it seems a new 'African democratic interpretation' may be manifesting itself. For the last two decades Africans have lost their lives fighting for democratic change in the hope of creating fair political environments that undoubtedly have proven to be critical to successful and prosperous societies. What do these recent events mean for democracy in Africa as we know it?
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