From what I understand, many countries in Africa have a kind of mishmash government, where traditional chiefs still maintain some level of power over their own people, but laws and foreign policy are decided by whatever formal government is in place.
Of course, I only know this from Googling whether Nigeria even has a prince, so I am by no means an expert...
taronosaru t1_isd2npp wrote
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From what I understand, many countries in Africa have a kind of mishmash government, where traditional chiefs still maintain some level of power over their own people, but laws and foreign policy are decided by whatever formal government is in place.
Of course, I only know this from Googling whether Nigeria even has a prince, so I am by no means an expert...