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Niger has joined the list of West African countries that upended constitutional rule. On 26th July 2023, following the path of Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Mali, the Nigerien military took over the government.
Experts say these coups have grave implications…
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There is a fire in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. And who can predict where it will spread to next? For the second time in eight months, the military in Burkina Faso struck in a palace coup, removing the …
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Eight months after the military takeover which violated the power-sharing agreement that the Sudanese civilian and military factions agreed on following the 2018 Revolution, anti-coup protests are a weekly occurrence in Khartoum and its twin city, Omdurman.
Protesters chant against …
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Military coups are nothing new to the African continent. After several years of enduring colonial rule, many African countries began their experimental transition into democracy in the 1960s.
Six decades later, most of these countries have yet to establish functioning
The coup in Mali on 24 May provoked a collective cry of frustration among many Malians as well as from its external partners. But it was not a great surprise.
Mali’s last coup was only nine months earlier, in August …
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