Continuing efforts to dispense with term limits thus reveal a major disconnect between African leaders and African citizens on this issue, underlining the lingering legacy of big-man rule on the continent and highlighting the fragility of African democracies. 
Juhudi zinazoendelea za kuondoa ukomo wa madaraka zinaonesha tofauti kubwa kati ya matakwa ya watawala wa Afrika dhidi ya matakwa ya wananchi wanaowongoza, hali inayoonesha kuendelea kuwepo kwa hulka ya udikteta barani humo na hivyo kuonesha dalili mbaya kwa demokrasia ya Afrika.