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Africa’s Coup Wave

Rabah Arezki
18 March 2022clock4 Minute Read
Troops patrol the streets after the coup in Guinea in September 2021

Troops patrol the streets after the coup in Guinea in September 2021. Courtesy of Aboubacarkhoraa / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

A spate of military coups in Africa over the last year has raised concerns about the shortcomings of democratisation across the continent.

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