What are the common characteristics of authoritarian rule in Africa? Be sure to list at least 5 examples.

Answer:

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information:Authoritarian governments are the most common form of government in Africa. Only nine governments are considered democracies. More than half of all countries in Africa have been ruled by a military dictatorship at one time or another. This is very common in Africa, where governments often switch from military to civilian leadership. Elections are often held, but they are not free or fair. The results announced may be fraudulent, or if the party in power loses, they often fail to hand over power peacefully. People have few democratic freedoms, such as freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of assembly, and those that speak out or protest are often jailed or killed.