Political Reform in Francophone Africa

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Tables ix
• Acknowledgments xi
• Acronyms xiii
• Chapter One - Introduction 1
• Notes 5
• Part One Historical and Theoretical Perspectives 7
• Chapter Two - the Historical Origins of Francophone Africa 9
• Notes 21
• Chapter Three - the Challenges of Political Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Theoretical Overview 23
• Notes 35
• Part Two Cases of Peaceful Regime Change 41
• Chapter Four - Benin: First of the New Democracies 43
• Notes 61
• Chapter Five - Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolate 62
• Notes 81
• Chapter Six - Niger: Regime Change, Economic Crisis, and Perpetuation of Privilege 86
• Notes 106
• Chapter Seven - the Central African Republic: Political Reform and Social Malaise 109
• Notes 123
• Part Three Old Faces, Moderate Reforms 125
• Chapter Eight Burkina Faso: the "Rectification" of the Revolution 127
• Notes 143
• Chapter Nine Gabon: Limited Reform and Regime Survival 145
• Notes 159
• Chapter Ten Cameroon: Biya and Incremental Reform 162
• Notes 179
• Chapter Eleven Côte D'Ivoire: Continuity and Change in a Semi-Democracy 182
• Notes 200
• Chapter Twelve Senegal: the Evolution of a Quasi Democracy 204
• Notes 219
• Part Four Opposition Without Reform 223
• Chapter Thirteen Togo: the National Conference and Stalled Reform 225
• Notes 243
• Chapter Fourteen Zaire: Flying High Above the Toads 246
• Notes 262
• Part Five Civil War and Political Change 265
• Chapter Fifteen Chad: Regime Change, Increased Insecurity, and Blockage of Further Reforms 267
• Notes 283
• Chapter Sixteen Rwanda: Democratization and Disorder 287
• Notes 304
• About the Book 307
• About the Editors and Contributors 308
• Index 310

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