AFRISOCRACY VS. DEMOCRACY: WHY AFRICA NEEDS ITS OWN SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE Introduction For more than six decades, Africa has been trapped in a borrowed political system—Western democracy. Imported during colonial rule and imposed after independence, this model has failed to deliver justice, development, or liberation for African people. Instead, it has produced weak institutions, puppet leaders, and endless cycles of corruption and poverty. It is time to ask a bold question: Does Africa truly need democracy—or does Africa need Afrisocracy? Democracy: A Foreign Cage Democracy in Africa has been reduced to empty rituals—ballot papers, multi-party elections, and promises of “freedom” that never materialize. In reality: It empowers corrupt elites who serve foreign powers, not their people. It sustains neo-colonialism, where Western governments control African economies and policies through aid, debt, and manipulation. It divides nations along tribal and regional lines, breeding conflict rat...