In the past two years there have been coups in Mali, Chad, Guinea, Sudan, Tunisia, and recently Burkina Faso—many of which were navigating democratic transitions. This means nearly 20 percent of African countries have succumbed to coups since 2013. Specifically, Africa experienced 82 coups between 1960 and 2000 contributing to the instability, corruption, human rights abuses, impunity, and poverty that characterized many African countries during that era. Speaking at the weekly e-Discourse organised by leading Pan-Africa forum, Platforms Africa, Jonathan Offei-Ansah, political analyst and publisher of Africa Briefing Magazine said…
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