In Africa, some countries are still reputed to practice autocratic system of government. In the governance, autocracy is “rule by one” when he has all the power and makes all the decisions.
The powers of the autocratic is not restrained by any laws or constitution: Hence, the people who are governed in such countries, have no processes, such as elections, through which they can express their desires for how their government operates.
However, some people argue that autocratic system of government gives room for decisions to be made and implemented quickly.
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However, individual rights are usually ignored and power is often maintained by force. Some autocracies are theocratic governments, in which the ruler claims to have been put in power by a deity.
The countries reputed to have autocratic system of governments are:
Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea
Libya
Togo
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Central African Republic
Sudan
Eritrea
Meanwhile, AfraAsia Bank's Africa Wealth Report 2017 made a comparison of 23 African cities with the highest number of billionaires as at the year 2016.
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In the list of 23 countries, Lagos, Nigeria's former capital came 4th, only topped by two South-African cities; Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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Wednesday, 29 November 2017