Africa and the epidemic of military coups
Friday, October 07, 2022 | 190 Views |
Military Coups un Africa PIC: WWW.e-ir.info
Burkina Faso is one example of a fragile state in Africa that has gone through many successful coups (nine in total) and the success of last week’s coup is the second in a space of eight months.
In fact Burkina Faso has never experienced a democratic transfer of power between 1960 and 2015. Christian Kabore, who was ousted in 2022, was the only leader who was democratically elected by the populace in 2015.
‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...