Are coups back in Africa?, By Toyin Falola

Are coups back in Africa?, By Toyin Falola

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The most recent military intervention of January 24 in Burkina Faso, combined with the other recent coups in Niger, Mali, and Guinea, have sparked a debate on whether or not coups have finally resurfaced in many parts of the continent, as well as the suspicion of how the nationals of these countries embraced these coups. The military took over power in Burkina Faso after deposing the government of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in a coup d’état led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.

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