The new democratically oriented regimes that emerged in Rwanda and Uganda after the 1980s aspired to overcome postcolonial sectarianism. Those aspirations now appear largely to have receded, argue Hannah Muzee and Femi Mimiko, as both regimes have drifted into personalised politics and illiberal practices
Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University
Femi was a 2004–2005 Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA), under the Military Scholar Initiatives.
His research interest is in comparative political economy, international relations, development and transition studies, policy and strategic studies, and higher education. Governance.
Mimiko served as the fourth Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, from 2010 to 2015.
He was a participant on Senior Executive Course (SEC) 37, 2015, of Nigeria’s most prestigious think tank, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
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