The Trend of Rivalry in Middle East and North Africa States: Culminated Factors and Lessons to Governance Culture of Africa Sub Saharan States

Abstract

A state of political unrest is one of the contemporary defining features to date. Since the end  of Cold War there have been countless conflicts that has caused life mysery to the people. Popular striking factors is the increased rates of unemployments, uneven distribution of production and the increased gap between the rich and the poor resulted from what politicians failed to deliver. These among others have fundamentally corroded the ability of the state to care for its citizens.

The paper examines the surge of conflicts in MENA reflecting factors spearheaded it, importantly related to posing a lesson to a prolonged governance culture most prevalent in Africa particulary the Sub Saharan region.

Due to several challenges related to conflicts in MENA, including  demand for constitutional reforms, overstay of leaders into power and lack of interactive leadership system, the paper recommends total redifinition of governance style in Sub Saharan Africa.