It is a tragic comment on African leadership that military coups are not only becoming prevalent but that they are also becoming popular as the masses throng the streets to welcome liberation from the tyranny and corruption of the incumbent political leader, writes William Mpofu.
The deepening leadership void that punctuates the African condition has turned the continent into the proverbial devil's headquarters where that which might go wrong actually goes wrong.
The disputed elections in Zimbabwe that escalated the crisis of legitimacy of the leadership of Emmerson Mnangagwa is a telling example. Without feeding the colonial stereotype of Africa as a "dark continent" of dark people that have normalised doing dark deeds, one can observe how every African country, to differing extents, has one leadership challenge or another. Africa has a troubling leadership crisis that urgently needs to be arrested.