Ngonidzashe Chikukwa

                                                                   CONTENTS 1.Abstract                                                                                                                      3 2.Introduction                                                                                                               3 3.State, Power, Presidentialism and Transition in Africa                                            6 4.Case 1: Mnangagwa and Mugabe                                                                              14 5.Case 2: Compaore and Sankara                                                                                 19      6.Case 3: Lumumba and Mobutu Sese Seko                                                                26 7.Similarities                                                                                                                  38 8.Differences