Map shows seven military coups in sub-Saharan
Africa over two years
The Deluge Facing Africa’s Leaders Is Going to Get
Worse
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/opinion/niger-sahel-military-rule.html
This is more than a series of distant and regrettable events. It’s a sign that a large part of the continent — mostly in an area south of the Sahara known as the Sahel — has fallen off the path of building functioning states. It raises an unsettling question that affects the whole world: How can poor and insecure countries forge political order and give their citizens the confidence that democratic government can deliver what they need?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/opinion/niger-sahel-military-rule.html
This is more than a series of distant and regrettable events. It’s a sign that a large part of the continent — mostly in an area south of the Sahara known as the Sahel — has fallen off the path of building functioning states. It raises an unsettling question that affects the whole world: How can poor and insecure countries forge political order and give their citizens the confidence that democratic government can deliver what they need?
Coast to Coast, a Corridor of Coups Brings Turmoil in Africa
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/africa/africa-coups-niger.html
This past week’s military takeover in Niger completed a domino chain of countries ruled by leaders who seized power by force, fueling instability and presenting a conundrum for the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/africa/africa-coups-niger.html
This past week’s military takeover in Niger completed a domino chain of countries ruled by leaders who seized power by force, fueling instability and presenting a conundrum for the United States.
Niger’s Coup Is a Turning Point for Africans
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/08/niger-coup-ecowas-nigeria-tinubu-regional-cooperation-multilateralism-statebuilding/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/08/niger-coup-ecowas-nigeria-tinubu-regional-cooperation-multilateralism-statebuilding/
Niger is slipping away from the West
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/09/niger-france-west-coup/
Niger’s crisis belongs to the West
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2023/08/nigers-crisis-coup-the-west
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/09/niger-france-west-coup/
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2023/08/nigers-crisis-coup-the-west
A Shrinking Footprint in Africa for France, the Former Colonizer That Stayed
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/africa/niger-coup-france-west-africa.html
The Niger crisis shows France’s quasi-empire in Africa is finally crumbling
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/05/niger-crisis-france-empire-africa-coup-colony
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/africa/niger-coup-france-west-africa.html
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/05/niger-crisis-france-empire-africa-coup-colony