Thursday, September 16, 2010

Africa's Kings

To to a King in African is to have power. This month Swaziland celebrates its 42nd birthday since Independence as does King Mswati III. However, absolute power as we have seen not only in Swaziland but all over the African continent is very much "out of step with the age of democracy" according to BBC. The King has complete say over all officials hired in his government as well as any actions taken by those officials. When any one individual questions the Kings authority, they simply are arrested and never seen again. This situation is more than known in the Republic of Uganda. Idi Amin Dada declared himself not only as King but all other names possible to an individual. Under his rule, any opponents would be taken away and never seen again, like Duncan's father. Are these Kings of Africa making any progress towards the promised Democracy? Does this involve moving on through justice or simply moving on? By: Ivana Miljic

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