Tautening security governance in Africa

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The upsurge in military coups in Africa has challenged many scholars and commentators from the academic discipline of Security Studies to make analytical sense of the current state of security sector governance in many African states.

Some attribute the rise in military coups to a lack of strong security oversight institutions thus hampering efforts to improve military professionalism.

It is worrisome that nine military coups d’état in seven countries since 2020 underscore the continued politicisation and lack of professionalism plaguing certain defence forces.

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Tautening security governance in Africa

The upsurge in military coups in Africa has challenged many scholars and commentators from the academic discipline of Security Studies to make analytical sense of the current state of security sector governance in many African states.

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