Comments on: Democracy in Dakar http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/03/01/democracy-in-dakar/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Senegal: democracy, hiphop and blogging http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/03/01/democracy-in-dakar/comment-page-1/#comment-170063 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Senegal: democracy, hiphop and blogging Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:14:56 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1265#comment-170063 [...] Ethan Zuckerman on elections in Senegal, “One of the stories I’ve not paid much attention to are the elections in Senegal, where incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade appears to have won re-election in the first round of elections. There’s been some minor strife around the elections - negligible in comparison to many African elections, but significant in Senegal which has a well-deserved reputation for stability and good governance.” Ndesanjo Macha [...] [...] Ethan Zuckerman on elections in Senegal, “One of the stories I’ve not paid much attention to are the elections in Senegal, where incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade appears to have won re-election in the first round of elections. There’s been some minor strife around the elections – negligible in comparison to many African elections, but significant in Senegal which has a well-deserved reputation for stability and good governance.” Ndesanjo Macha [...]

]]> By: Brian http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/03/01/democracy-in-dakar/comment-page-1/#comment-167288 Brian Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:18:06 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1265#comment-167288 "a well-deserved reputation for stability and good governance." I think this is more by comparison. In that it's more stable and less badly governed that most countries in the neighborhood. Abdoulaye Wade is certainly no Lansana Conté or Yaya Jammeh, but his autocratic tendencies are troublesome for Senegalese democracy. He reminds me more of Obasanjo in that he seems more interested in being a pan-African statesman that in addressing his own country's problems. “a well-deserved reputation for stability and good governance.”

I think this is more by comparison. In that it’s more stable and less badly governed that most countries in the neighborhood.

Abdoulaye Wade is certainly no Lansana Conté or Yaya Jammeh, but his autocratic tendencies are troublesome for Senegalese democracy. He reminds me more of Obasanjo in that he seems more interested in being a pan-African statesman that in addressing his own country’s problems.

]]> By: cyrusfarivar.com » Blog Archive » Democracy in Dakar: Wade re-elected http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/03/01/democracy-in-dakar/comment-page-1/#comment-166574 cyrusfarivar.com » Blog Archive » Democracy in Dakar: Wade re-elected Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:55:35 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1265#comment-166574 [...] Ethan has a great roundup via Global Voices about what various Senegalese bloggers are saying about things. [...] [...] Ethan has a great roundup via Global Voices about what various Senegalese bloggers are saying about things. [...]

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