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.
Coup leaders in Gabon are using democratic tools to extend their stay in power.
Ecowas has a patchy track record when it comes to ensuring cooperation and security across west Africa – member states are now starting to leave.
Successive regimes in Guinea have used mining to maintain the status quo.
President Alpha Condé’s pursuit of mining interests during the Ebola crisis may have foreshadowed his demise as he tightened his grip over power and plundered the state’s wealth.
Guineans have experienced military rule before, and they know that the consequences can be dangerous.
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Nonresident Research Fellow, Rice University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno, University of Nevada, Reno
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Qualitative Research Manager, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), Honorary Lecturer, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, and Visiting Research Associate, African Leadership Centre (ALC), School of Global Affairs, King's College London, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College
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