President For Life: Time, Moral Imagination, and Challenging the Weary Politics of the African Present

In many African contexts, the concept of time is understood through patterns of action, response, and consequence. Different views and perceptions of time influence African electoral cycles, voter engagement patterns, and the standards by which democratic performance is judged across various political environments. This paper uses a social ethics framework to explore how African indigenous notions of time and space might be used in politics and activism, not only to guide but also to refine and redefine moral accountability structures and pathways within the body politic.