Whether a ruler (the incumbent) gives up power peacefully depends on what awaits him after he retires (among other factors). If the ruler is insecure about potential reprisals when he loses power (say due to prosecution for what he has done as a ruler), he will be reluctant to transfer power peacefully. He will fight and cling to power fearing such threats. And political economists suggest that offering a secure retirement to rulers who give up power peacefully may solve the problem. The Ghanaians seem to get it right!
Click here to read the BBC report on how they dealt with the outgoing president.
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