Our conversation this week is in continuation of the last episode which looked at the multidimensional crisis rocking the ECOWAS bloc.
The degenerating socio-political climate across the ECOWAS is a concern that requires immediate intervention to forestall further reversals of democracy in the region, with term elongation being a major driver.
A growing number of governments in sub-Saharan Africa are now cracking down on civil society organisations addressing democratic issues and the non-adherence to the rule of law, especially in the coup states of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.
Governments are not only shrinking the space for civic activism, but also destroying the backbone of democracy and inclusive development.
