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Demonstrators protest against the postponement of the February 25 presidential election in Dakar, Senegal on February 9, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

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African heads of state met in Addis Ababa to discuss worsening political instability in many of its member countries. Instability includes coups, civil war, militia violence, ethnic violence, violent rebellions, street protests, hunger, refugees, and so on.

These are, indeed, apocalyptic times on the continent, thus the need for leaders to act in utmost urgency. Accordingly, the presidents’ cavalcades burst forth from palaces, heading to the airport.