DEMOCRATIC DISILLUSIONMENT AND CONFLICT THREATEN AFRICAN STABILITY

African nations face a critical crisis as citizens grow increasingly disillusioned with democracy's inability to deliver jobs, economic development, and security. Weak governance and exclusionary politics continue to fuel violent conflicts across the continent, from South Sudan's civil war to extremist insurgencies in the Sahel and Horn of Africa. Rising climate pressures, resource competition, and economic stagnation are predicted to increase factional conflicts by 10% and output conflicts by 30% in coming years. Without addressing governance failures and providing economic opportunities, Africa risks further instability and a potential spiral into widespread conflict.