Burkina Faso West Africa leaders meet as region struggles with coups Abuja – West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries... Read more 10 Dec, 2023
Countries Military coups in Africa: here’s what determines a return to civilian rule Sebastian Elischer, University of Florida Slightly more than two years after Niger’s first peaceful handover of power from one... Read more 15 Aug, 2023
Politics West Africa has experienced a wave of coups – superficial democracy is to blame Temitope J. Laniran, University of Bradford West Africa has seen coups and military takeovers in three countries in 2022.... Read more 24 Dec, 2022
News African Union condemns coups, dodges Israel vote Addis Ababa – The African Union closed its annual summit Sunday by condemning a recent “wave” of military coups... Read more 7 Feb, 2022
Politics African Union summit ‘unequivocally’ condemns coup ‘wave’ Addis Ababa – The African Union has condemned a recent “wave” of coups that has seen an unprecedented number of... Read more 6 Feb, 2022
Politics Impunity rules as juntas take over in Mali, Chad, Guinea Bamako – Power grabs in West Africa over the past year – in Chad, Mali and most recently Guinea... Read more 7 Sep, 2021