Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.

Look at the history of peace accords in Africa. They have a terrible record. They are shredded even before the ink on them is dry.

Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups.

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.

When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself.

Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.

Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum.