Romans 13 was written at a certain time, for a certain place, under different conditions, when living Apostles directed the Church. One might make the assumption that if it was good enough for the members of the Church in Paul's day that it ought to be good enough for us, some 1900 years later.
But that may not be a valid assumption at all. If God still talks to man, the objective ought to be obtaining the mind of God today regarding the conditions that Christians in Africa find themselves in right now.
Romans 13 was written at a certain time, for a certain place, under different conditions,No, Romans 13 is Universal.
But see #13 for exposition.