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This paper explores the terrain of human security as a primary purpose of governance and contends that the failure of any government to safeguard the security of its citizenry is a failure of governance. It discusses traditional, modern and compromise based views of security. The authors observe that election violence and the “sit tight” syndrome of African leaders have ravaged the continent and kept it backward and poor. They conclude that an adherence to democracy, good governance and the rule of law is the only panacea for human security in Africa.
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