The adoption of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) has been a milestone for the transformation of Africa's political landscape. This instrument seeks to expand on the ideals of liberal democracy enshrined in the Constitutive Act of the African Union and other African fundamental instruments. The ACDEG seems to pave the way for the right to democracy for Africans, which entails, inter alia, political sovereignty of African citizens. The latter have clearly and vigorously exercised their sovereignty through elections when given such an opportunity. However, in some instances, African citizens resorted to popular uprisings in cases of gross violations of their democracy-related rights. With reference to the recent popular uprisings and coups (or attempted coups) in Africa, this article enquires, from a human rights perspective, whether ACDEG or other instruments, enshrine a right to resist gross undemocratic practices underpinning the right to democracy.

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争取在非洲抵制粗暴不民主做法的权利

《非洲民主、选举和治理宪章》（ACDEG）的通过是非洲政治格局转变的里程碑。该文书旨在扩大《非洲联盟组织法》和其他非洲基本文书所载的自由民主理想。ACDEG 似乎为非洲人的民主权利铺平了道路，这尤其需要非洲公民的政治主权。当有这样的机会时，后者通过选举明确而有力地行使了主权。然而，在某些情况下，非洲公民在严重侵犯其民主相关权利的情况下诉诸民众起义。参考近期非洲发生的民众起义和政变（或未遂政变），本文询问，