The Feasibility of Democracy in Africa - Paperbackby Luc Sindjoun (Other), Claude Ake (Author) Issues dealt with in this study of democracy in Africa, include underdevelopment and economic marginality, ethnic consciousness and the nature of political power in Africa. A true African democracy, Ake argues, is both a second independence and a deep need for self realisation. The late distinguished scholar outlines, in a sweeping continental survey, how the democratic commitment has transformed Africa's