Yes the opposition leaders attract international headlines thanks to their relentless fights to free their countries from bad governance which result to various social economical challenges.
In Kenya for instance, no opposition leader has ever managed to defeat a sitting president since independence.
However, there are a few opposition soldiers across Africa, who have fought tooth and nail and succeeded in defeating the sitting presidents.
Take a look at some of the few opposition leaders.
- Adama Barrow defeated Yahya Jammeh in Gambia
On December 1st, 2016, Presidential elections were held in Gambia and in a surprise result, Adama Barrow an opposition candidate trounced long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh, marking the first change of presidency in the country since 1994.
2. Akufo-Addo defeated John Mahama in Ghana
Still in 2016, Akufo-Addo defeated incumbent John Mahama in a hotly contested presidential election.
Akufo-Addo, the son of a former president, had lost three runs for the presidency before — in 1998, 2008 and 2012.
3. Buhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria
In March 2015, Nigeria held one of the most expensive elections in Africa where opposition leader, Buhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan by more than 2.5 million votes.
The election also marked the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria.
Michael Sata defeated Rupiah Banda in Zambia
In the recent concluded elections, Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi won the Democratic Republic of Congo’s tightly contested presidential vote.
Provisional results put him ahead of another opposition candidate Martin Fayulu, and the ruling coalition’s Emmanuel Chaudhary.
Tshisekedi became the first opposition challenger to win since the DR Congo gained independence.