On more than one occasion in Africa, political power in a republic has been transferred directly from father to son. There have also been a number of occasions where the leader or president of an African country is the son of a past president with only a few years or decades separating the father’s regime from the son’s time in office.
Political dynasties are not unique to Africa; history is replete with multiple instances from around the world where sons have gone on to be presidents, following the path of their fathers. America, which prides itself as a model for democracy for the rest of the world, has two examples of father-son Presidents: John Adams and his son John Q. Adams during the nation’s early years, and more recently, George Walker Bush and his father George H.W. Bush.
Here, Face2Face Africa takes a look at six instances in Africa where a son went on to ascend to political power after his father in a system of government that was not a monarchy.
Rescue workers in South Africa successfully pulled a man from a collapsed building after being…
Basketball legend and billionaire business mogul Michael Jordan recently opened a third medical clinic in…
Authorities in Canada said they have launched an investigation after another trespasser attempted to gain…
Four-year-old Cartier McDaniel from Denver miraculously survived after his heart stopped beating for 19 hours.…
A 21-year-old engineering student, Ibukun Quadri, avoided jail time after racially abusing England striker Callum…
For the past seven years, Denise Campbell and her two daughters, Chantel and Charnel Johnson,…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have touched down in Lagos, marking their arrival in…
Natiajah, a hairstylist, went viral after giving a free installation to a mother of four…
Get to know Candace Parker; she is a WNBA legend who spent 16 years in…
Marcy Venture Partners (MVP), which was co-founded by musician turned entrepreneur Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, is…
Authorities in Suffolk County have brought charges against a 71-year-old Long Island pastor accused of…
Khaya Njumbe has become the youngest college graduate in Indiana after receiving a bachelor's degree…
A New Orleans federal jury awarded $185,000 to a teenager who accused a sheriff’s deputy…
Former Boston Celtics star Glen "Big Baby" Davis was on Thursday sentenced to 40 months…
Aziza Graves, a 43-year-old from San Francisco, has been found guilty of one felony count…