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After 27 years as leader of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré’s attempt to seek a third-term as president was thwarted when the citizens of Ouagadougou rose up in protest of his anti-democratic antics. He fled. (Photo: Amanda Lucidon | White House)

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: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took power in 2015 after Goodluck Jonathan handed over the reins to his opponent in a gesture generally atypical in Africa. (Photo: chatham house)

: After 27 years as leader of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré’s attempt to seek a third-term as president was thwarted when the citizens of Ouagadougou rose up in protest of his anti-democratic antics. He fled. (Photo: Amanda Lucidon | White House)

: Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s “re-election” in July for a third five-year term violated the terms of his country’s constitution. (Photo: World Economic Forum)

: Rwandan President Paul Kagame is now approaching the end of his second seven-year term. (Photo: Veni Markovski)

: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. (Photo: U.S. Department of State )

: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has been in power in his country since 1993 and has quelled opposition ever since. (Photo: UN Photo)

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