Deciphering Contemporary African Elections with Leading Political Consultant, David Zaikin

 

Political protests are not a rarity in developing Africa. And while the rioting recently occurring in Kenya is unfortunate, this should not distract attention from  international observer accounts of the Presidential elections.

Pending a potential run-off election, the global community should wait and see how the democratic nation recovers and stabilizes, rather than make snap judgements about rule of law in the country.

But with 50% of the African population presently under the age of 18, activism and particularly youth activism, today emboldened by social media, will not disappear anytime soon. One of the key principles to resiliency in the face of tyranny is free expression and transparent governance. It is not as important to understand what the rioters were hoping to accomplish in Kenya as why they were hoping to accomplish it.

I recently ran into Ukrainian-born David Zaikin, a well-known Geopolitical and Commercial Advisor whose work gives him key insights on the present state of African government relations and political campaigning strategies in this new era of empowerment. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Sx3rj7

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