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African military insolence worries Masisi

President Mokgweetsi Masisi speaking at the Conference. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
President Mokgweetsi Masisi speaking at the Conference. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

With Africa accounting for the largest number of successful military coups that have occurred globally since 1950, President Mokgweetsi Masisi says there is an urgent need to face the growing disquiet about the disrespect of the democratic ideal of constitutionally elected governments on the African continent by the military.

“This kind of regression in our continent’s political order portends a serious threat to the stability of nations which should be functioning as well-interconnected units and planks for regional cooperation and integration, continental unity, peace, and sustainable development,” Masisi expressed at the Chiefs of Defence Conference this week.

Masisi’s remarks come after security forces thwarted a coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo in which armed men targeted the homes of top officials and briefly occupied the office of the presidency in the capital Kinshasa last month.

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