2011 Was A Bad Year For Dictators

Although it appears to be generally agreed in Western media that 2011 was a bad year for dictators, the continent of Africa is still infested with their likes, ranging from Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to Paul Biya of Cameroon and Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia. There is Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Joseph Kabila of the DRC. True, we had three less dictators is nothern Africa but in Egypt Mubarak was quickly replaced by his military who are now killing and humiliating their own people. Generally speaking, Africa has not experienced much reduction in dictators even though the current ones appear to be less vicious than their colleagues of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. However, the events of 2011 should put all African dictators on notice. Who knows what 2012 may bring!