Political Analysts predict more commotion following this year’s protests, election disputes, grab to power and coups in some African countries

October’s shocking events in Tanzania offer a glimpse of some of the tensions which have shaped a difficult year for African politics, demonstrators were shot dead by the police while protesting against rigged election

According to Analyst Mo Ibrahim, whose foundation analyses data to assess the state of African governance, progress has stalled compared to the decade up to 2022, with increased coups, the return of military governments and the closing of democratic space all signalling failure of governance

Points of positivity this year, include peaceful transfers of power and free and fair elections, like in Malawi where Peter Mutharika, won back the presidency after a period in opposition

Analysts say these events to some extend are evidence that Africa’s democracy being challenged, therefore anticipating more havoc