The people of Malawi are the winners,” says Shaka when discussing the annulment of the elections in Malawi with Peter Clottey. He also talked about democracy in Africa and stressed that the concept of “democracy is universal,” negating comments from followers that it is a western construct that does not apply or fit with the traditions on the continent.

Shaka: Extra Time is a weekly show (every Tuesday at 16:30 UTC) on the Straight Talk Africa Facebook page, where viewers and social media followers ask the popular Straight Talk Africa host, Shaka Ssali, questions about politics in Africa. Paul Ndiho hosts the show. In this edition Peter Clottey host of Nightline Africa sits in for Paul.