BBCNEWS Newsday February 3, 2022 00:19:00
The president remains in power, but over the last year, there's been an uptick in the number of successful coups across western and central africa. in mali, a group of military officials seized power in 2020. then, after ceding power to civilians, they staged a second coup in may 2021. last april, in chad, the army took control of the country just a days after the president was killed. in guinea, special forces led a coup back in september, saying that the country's president hadn't done enough to combat poverty and corruption. and just last week, in burkina faso, the military ousted president...