Which of the following statements best characterizes government in africa?
a.
most are stable democracies with guaranteed freedoms and civil liberties.
b.
most are authoritarian with few democratic freedoms.
c.
most are monarchies with many democratic freedoms and civil liberties.
d.
most are anarchies with no formal government at all.

B.

Most are authoritarian with few democratic freedoms.

Explanation:

The characteristics of states and corresponding government in Africa of today can be seen as a result of old centuries of colonization by Western powers.

The mix of old colonial practices created a lot of corruption between a privileged class and this prevents a democratic change in the region. As religion and cultural practices that are original to the continent, the vision of democracy is hindered and sometimes not even conceived in this cosmovisions. Many attempts have been done by intellectuals, activists and political social actors, rendering significant exceptions to this.

As South Africa continues to suffer from lack of democracy and civil freedoms it is still one of the countries in the region that grants the most and recognized as a democracy. While other African stated would rather continue reproducing practices from previous centuries there is even war among their borders that also poses threat and makes the authoritarian rule a justified model. The characteristics of states and corresponding government in Africa of today can be seen as a result of old centuries of colonization by Western powers.

The mix of old colonial practices created a lot of corruption between a privileged class and this prevents a democratic change in the region. As religion and cultural practices that are original to the continent, the vision of democracy is hindered and sometimes not even conceived in this cosmovisions. Many attempts have been done by intellectuals, activists and political social actors, rendering insignificant exceptions to this.

As South Africa continues to suffer from lack of democracy and civil freedoms it is still one of the countries in the region that grants the most and recognized as a democracy. While other African stated would rather continue reproducing practices from previous centuries there is even war among their borders that also poses threat and makes totalitarian rule a justified model.