Satiric voice of African griot denouncing political demagoguery in Ahmadou Kourouma’s En attendant le vote des animaux sauvages

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Abstract: The article talks about Ahmadou Kourouma‘s novel entitled En attendant le vote des bêtes sauvages( 1998) in which Kourouma makes his readers appreciate that the fruits of effective governance in the post-colonial Africa should be stemmed on political accountability, protection of fundamental human rights, economic development, the improvement of general living standard of all citizens among other things. However independent Africa countries are rather hit hard with demagoguery which is the heart of his merciless satire which criticizes politicians on personalization of political power and public purse, resorting to unrealistic and deceptive political manifestoes as well as modification of the constitution to maintain power, to enrich them and to be worshipped as mini gods to the detriment of the economic, socio-political welfare of the masses. This article discusses the true character traits of the post-independence leaders with the style of mockery and satire to demystify and to destroy the existentiality of demagoguery and it’s regime on the continent. Keywords: griot, satire, demagoguery, power, masses