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A former governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has warned that Africa risked deeper instability and democratic decline if leaders failed to strengthen institutions, tackle poverty and resist rising xenophobia across the continent.
Fayemi gave the warning while delivering the 16th Africa Day Lecture organised by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa.
Speaking on the theme, “Advancing African Unity: Sovereignty, Solidarity and the Renewal of Institutions,” hesaid many African countries were battling weakening democratic governance, growing insecurity, economic dependency and loss of public trust in leadership.
