What is behind the spate of coups in West Africa?
There have been enough coups and attempted coups in West Africa and the wider Sahel over the past two years to suggest that there is a pattern. Analysis by Anver Versi and Neil Ford.
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Africa’s Groundhog Day coups
If coups had been able to provide the solution to Africa’s problems, the continent would have become a shining model of development, equity and justice by now, says Anver Versi.
Guinea: Alpha Condé overthrown by coup d’état
President Alpha Condé of Guinea has been overthrown by a coup that has been condemned by the international community but welcomed by the leader of the country’s opposition.
Scenarios facing Egypt, and lessons for the rest of Africa
Following the Egyptian coup – yes, technically this was a coup even if it was executed with the popular support of many millions of Egyptians …