In this eighth post  of the digital campaign ‘‘3 Years of Creative Genius: The Talents and Stories Revealed by Black Academy (2021-2023)” we present the thoughts of GOUNOU KOTO Wahab. He highlights the need to rethink democracy in Africa, making it more independent and adapted to African realities, while reinforcing democratic culture and the moralization of political life.

This article was part of the Writing Contest project “Utopias of Political Systems” funded by Brot für die Welt in 2021.

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Keywords: Democracy, Africa, Digital campaign, Black Academy, Creative contest 2021-2023