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I can't think of a single successful case where an autocrat voluntarily chose to share power within a union. Egypt-Syria tried, but one autocrat didn't like being a Jr partner, while the other autocrat refused to surrender any power to make things more equal.
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@serebii666 Castro was practically a vegetable when handed power over TO HIS BROTHER. I would also argue that a bunch of militia leaders of a failed state can hardly be considered autocratic leaders of a government.
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@baha3alshamari152 The transfer of power is hardly the same as autocrats voluntarily agreeing to share power within a union. fact why Belarus is holding out against a union with Russia, and it is why Syria quickly pulled out of their union with Egypt.
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Autocrats are going to choose to share power. Ridiculous.
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@AfroVersity Africa's history is empires that would rise to prominence and then collapse within a generation. Over and over. Most of these Empire's economies relied on slavery as much as the Roman empire. The Atlantic slave trade just had the Europeans tap into Africa's centuries old slave trade. I would argue that civilization never left Africa, even when Europeans tried to suppress the local culture.
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@ibrahimasylla4574 They were already in bloc of democracies working towards a common union. An autocrat union is a sep backwards for Africa.
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@AfroVersity Rome, British, Spain, etc. lasted centuries. With a few exceptions, there are few African empires that lasted more than a couple of generations.
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@Luvemliljs I don't care how rational it seems. Once there is a disagreement, the union will collapse as autocrats will never let someone within their country limit their power.
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@taharka3897 Who wouldn't want to form a united government with people who all came to power by overthrowing the government? What could go wrong?
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@AfroVersity Islamic terrorism is from the west?
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@FoundtheSource33 What would you call the military juntas who came to power through coups?
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@FoundtheSource33 Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power is held by the ruler, known as an autocrat. It includes most forms of monarchy and dictatorship, while it is contrasted with democracy.
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@danielolabode2205 Yes. Because African dictators are well known for prosperity and peace. 🙄
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@Crabtoe France isn't a fan of ECOWAS. They prefer bilateral negotiations as the power balance is always in France's favor. Meanwhile, France has a lot less political and economic leverage when negotiations with a bloc. It is the same reason China refuses to talk to ASEAN.
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@DigitalShaolin You are cherry-picking a time period centuries before the age of sail. During European imperialism, there was no historically powerful empire in Africa like there was in India or China. There were kingdoms who quickly came to power and then collapsed to rebellion and civil war within a generation. The Europeans barely needed to fight in Africa because all they had to do was take advantage of the factionalism within the society.
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@Hist247 1) I'm not sure a military Junta is the most reliable partner to intergate military structures with as each has used their military structure to perform coups 2) Build infrastructure with what money? Also, how are they going to share the skimming off the top? 3) STEM? Intellectuals are the enemy to every autocratic government. 4) They could support each diplomatically like the Russia-Syris-Iran axis.
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@Hist247 Who said anything about the French? Most infrastructure projects in Africa are funded by the World Bank or China. Even China wouldn't invest much in this instability. I guess we disagree on the intelligence of the African generals. You seem to think they are stupid enough to trust people with a track record of backstabbing, while I believe that they are smart enough to keep themselves in a position where they can't be easily betrayed.
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@Hist247 Your French scapegoating is nonsensical. You are presenting a false dichotomy where the only options are a France friendly democracies and France hating dictatorships. ECOWAS has already been moving from the French sphere of influence to China's sphere of influence without robbing the rights of their citizens.
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