Civilian support for military coups is rising in parts of Africa: why the reasons matter
Citizen expectations of governments are not being met by most elected leaders.
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Citizen expectations of governments are not being met by most elected leaders.
Togo; Population: 8.64m million; GDP: $8.413bn million; Debt: 65.4% of GDP (2023 forecast) million;
The Jerusalem Post is arguably Israel’s most-read English news website and best-selling English newspaper. Last week Wednesday, it published an
News of a military coup in the West African country of Niger has reignited condemnations of the colonial West, and marks at least the 10th coup in the Sahel region since 2008: Burkina Faso (2014, 2015, 2022), Mali (2012, 2020, 2021), Mauritania (2008), Gambia (2014), and Guinea (2021)—and all have...
Let’s employ diplomacy with Niger, instead of the present ‘gra-gra’. Aren’t you hearing a refrain of Fela’s ‘Palava’ in the background?