L’Africa anglofona tra presidenzialismi e assetti presidenziali: Nigeria, Kenya, Gambia, Ghana

Abstract

Anglophone Africa between Presidentialisms and Presidential arrangements: Nigeria, Kenya, Gambia, Ghana – Starting from the Sixties all the British African colonies obtained independence, with the consequent start of the process of definition and adoption of new constitutional arrangements which will give life in first beaten to British-inspired constitutional monarchies, to then flow into presidential systems. The new constitutional codifications opt for presidential forms of government - better definable as "accentuated presidentialisms" or “African neo-presidentialisms” – with a strengthening of the executive power at the expense of the legislative power. This contribution focuses on the experiences of Nigeria, Kenya, Gambia and Ghana, and their transition from the independence to undemocratic and authoritarian systems.