Support WBURDemocracy Steadily Takes Root In AfricaAlan GreenblattOctober 01, 2011 ShareZambia's newly elected President Michael Sata (right), a long-time opposition figure, is shown at his swearing in ceremony in Lusaka on Sept. 23. Seventeen of the 49 sub-Saharan nations in Africa are holding elections this year. (AFP/Getty Images)
