Gen. Moses Ali, 86, has once again been re-elected as Member of Parliament for Adjumani West Constituency in Uganda and is reportedly set to resume plenary within a month.
In a continent where over 60% of the population is under 25, this development has reignited a familiar but uncomfortable debate: Why does African leadership seem permanently stuck in the past?
Is Africa cursed, or are we willingly trapped in a cycle where power never truly changes hands?
While experience and wisdom matter in governance, critics argue that the repeated recycling of aging political elites raises serious questions about:
Youth inclusion in leadership
Internal democracy within political parties
The future direction of African governance
Supporters say age should not be a disqualifier if competence remains intact. Opponents counter that a system that blocks generational transition is a system planning to fail.
From Uganda to Nigeria and across the continent, the pattern is familiar:
the same names, the same faces, the same power structures — decade after decade.
Is this about leadership by merit, or power by entitlement?
🗣️ What is really happening with African leadership?
Do we need a generational reset, or are voters simply choosing what they know?
👉 Drop your thoughts in the comment box below. Africa must talk.
