Popular disappointment in elected governments was a prominent trigger for coup makers.
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Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups as isolated events.
Youth unemployment and corruption have helped drive youth dissatisfaction on the continent, with major implications for governments and democratic strength.
Gabon’s military ruler risks becoming the country’s third autocratic leader if he fails to generate economic growth and return the country to democratic paths.
No US president has set foot on sub-Saharan Africa since 2015 – and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Ali Bongo’s illness, the contagion effect of other recent successful coups and palace power tussles are factors responsible for Gabon’s recent coup.
Ali Bongo is the latest in a string of leaders to be ousted in military coups since 2020.
Failed developmental promises, ever shifting domestic elite alliances and popular demand for better living conditions contributed to the military removal of Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Gabon is a wealthy and stable country and this might explain why the January 7 coup attempt failed.
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