West Africa again grapples with 'coup contagion' as military takeovers rise
West Africa's new wave of coups kicked off in Mali in 2020, followed by another in Guinea the next year and then Burkina Faso late last month.
Source: cbc.ca
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What caused the coup in Burkina Faso?
The 24 January military coup that overthrew Burkina Faso’s president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré comes amid a deepening security crisis in the country. Both civilians and defence and security forces have long voiced their discontent, including with Kaboré’s political stewardship. This is also West Africa’s fourth coup in less than two years. Kaboré’s deposition follows those of former Malian presidents Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Bah N’Daw in August 2020 and May 2021 respectively, and that of former Guinean president Alpha Condé in S...
Source: polity.org.za
What caused the coup in Burkina Faso?
The deteriorating security situation and governance deficits have taken their toll on the Kaboré regime.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
Africa's acceptance of oppressive regimes fueling coups and terrorism
So, yet another African country has fallen to military rule!
Source: zimbabwesituation.com
GUINEA : Former minister Gabriel Curtis advises TotalEnergies and ponders consultancy move
Ousted after the coup on 5 September, the minister of investments and public-private partnerships under ex-president Alpha Condé has just joined French oil major TotalEnergies and is also planning a
Source: africaintelligence.com