Sovereigncracy: Democracy and the African Dilemma By FD Wuriee Is Africa truly free, or merely free to obey? Africa is independent. But is it sovereign? What if democracy was never meant to work for Africa? Why are African nations independent but never truly sovereign? What if democracy was never Africa’s salvation, but its greatest, most effective illusion? In Sovereigncracy , FD Wuriee delivers a groundbreaking reimagining of African governance by asking a question long buried beneath aid packages and election campaigns: If Africa is independent, why isn’t it sovereign? This provocative book exposes how Western democracy, while celebrated as a universal ideal, has failed across the African continent. Imported and imposed, it sustains foreign interests through a façade of freedom. At the root of this illusion lies a truth that the West rarely admits: so long as Africa's natural resources are essential to Western economies, true sovereignty will remain denied to Africa . Democracy, in its imported form, has become the perfect disguise, projecting the image of self-rule while ensuring the continuity of external control. FD Wuriee argues for Sovereigncracy, a visionary, Africa-led alternative to democracy. One rooted in ancestral governance, collective memory, and cultural self-determination. This is not political theory. It is a call to reawaken a continent. To reclaim not just borders, but power . Not just elections, but identity . And not just independence, but sovereignty . Sovereigncracy situates the debate within the wider global context, arguing that every region has historically developed its own political systems aligned with its values and circumstances, whether it be a Confucian meritocracy in East Asia, religious monarchism in the Middle East, or Western liberalism. Why, then, it asks, should Africa not author its own sovereign model? A path to genuine freedom, prosperity, and dignity. Sovereigncracy offers a bold alternative. It is not a rejection of governance, but a rebirth of it rooted in African memory, ancestral systems, collective justice, and cultural self-determination. FD Wuriee argues that without Sovereignty, independence is merely a façade. Without Sovereigncracy, democracy is betrayal. Sovereigncracy situates the debate within the wider global context, arguing that every region has historically developed its own political systems aligned with its values and circumstances, whether it be a Confucian meritocracy in East Asia, religious monarchism in the Middle East, or Western liberalism. Why, then, it asks, should Africa not author its own sovereign model? A path to genuine freedom, prosperity, and dignity. Sovereigncracy offers a bold alternative. It is not a rejection of governance, but a rebirth of it rooted in African memory, ancestral systems, collective justice, and cultural self-determination. FD Wuriee argues that without Sovereignty, independence is merely a façade. Without Sovereigncracy, democracy is betrayal. This book is more than critique; it is a manifesto for a new Africa. A sovereign Africa. An Africa that remembers itself.