But peace and security on the continent is now threatened by African leaders clinging to power.

At their summit in Sandton next weekend African leaders have to consider whether to red card those who do.

In the last half of the previous century there were 89 successful coups in Africa.

Since 2000 there have been only six.

David Zounmenou of the Institute for Security Studies says the new African tyrants are those who tamper with our disregard their constitutions to stay at the helm.

The African Union ground law stipulates that they should be shunned like any leader who’s seized power unconstitutionally.

Will the African leaders gathered in Sandton on Sunday have the courage to do this?

President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi is the latest example.

But there are at least four others in Rwanda, the two Congos and Benin.

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