Why the Ballot Couldn’t Fix What Colonialism Broke

Описание: Democracy in Africa was supposed to bring freedom.
Elections were meant to deliver legitimacy.
The ballot was meant to replace the bullet.

But across the continent, voting has failed to settle power.

Coups keep returning.
Elections keep being contested.
And legitimacy keeps slipping away.

This documentary examines a hard truth many avoid: why democracy, as inherited, has struggled to take root in Africa — and why the ballot alone could not fix what colonialism broke.

From borders drawn for control, not consent…
To institutions designed for extraction, not accountability…
To elections that measure procedure but ignore trust…

This is not an argument against democracy.
It is an argument against pretending history doesn’t matter.

We explore:
• Why elections often deepen crises instead of resolving them
• How colonial governance distorted African political legitimacy
• Why coups are symptoms — not causes — of democratic failure
• The difference between voting and consent
• And what real legitimacy might require beyond the ballot

Africa’s political crisis is not a failure of people —
It is a failure of systems imposed without repair.

The question is no longer “Why do elections fail?”
The real question is: What kind of democracy can survive the history Africa inherited?

Watch. Reflect. Debate.

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