Dynastic Rule in Equatorial Guinea

The emergence of hereditary republican dynasties is part of a regional trend, raising concerns about the decline in democracy, government accountability, nepotism, and grand corruption. Second generation dynasts now rule in Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, and Togo. Often treated as exceptional aberrations, or theorized under other conceptual tools, this essay examines Equatorial Guinea as a case of dynastic republicanism.

Auteur

Douglas A. Yates é professor de Estudos Africanos na American Graduate School em Paris, que pesquisou e escreveu seis livros sobre o Gabão, a indústria petrolífera e a política africana francesa, incluindo, mais recentemente, o Dicionário Histórico do Gabão (2018), The Scramble for African Oil (2012) e Oxford Bibliography article on "Dynastic Rule".