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1 – 10 of 16Both are in the process of finalising their departures, amid deteriorating relations with the Nigerien and Malian juntas respectively, and growing popular rejection of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283465
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, the junta has kept core portfolios in the hands of trusted military officers, including two of Goita’s special advisors who were promoted to cabinet roles. This follows a…
The coup leaders are adamant that they should be allowed to lead the transition, while ECOWAS insists that they should hand over to an interim civilian government.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256368
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Following Zimbabwe’s 2017 ‘military assisted transition’, in the last two years governments have been removed by coups in Chad, Mali (twice), Guinea and now Sudan. Governments…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264945
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SAHEL: France will seek an alternative strategy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265462
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Their arrests followed a cabinet reshuffle which sidelined two ministers, both army officers and allies of Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the August 2020 coup that resulted in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261756
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There is no consistent regional norm on this issue. Third term bids are often destabilising, but leaders that opt to respect term limits and hand off power to a close associate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266713
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WEST AFRICA: Burkina Faso may escape severe sanctions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES267122
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Arrests of major politicians and media personalities, protests against the French military presence in Mali and frequent public criticisms of the transition itself all point to a…
Trends in approaches to coups in Africa.