A pro-democracy organisation called Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG–WA) recently issued a press statement alerting the public to the ongoing military takeovers that have occurred in West Africa
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BY CHINEMEREM ONUORAH In the last three years, Africa has witnessed a series of successful military takeovers of governments, with six countries affected, while Sudan and Sierra Leone experienced inconclusive
Democracy is in danger in West Africa. Five of the 15 ECOWAS countries have fallen into military dictatorship in the last two or three years. The recent military takeover in
Nigelec, Niger’s electricity company, says Nigeria’s government has cut supply to the neighbouring country, leading to blackouts in major cities. The electricity company disclosed this in an interview with the
In July 2013, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, then Egypt’s army chief, sacked his benefactor and Egypt’s first democratically elected president, President
When Pakistani medical student, Salman Ahmad, stood up to twiddle his guitar, to the delight of all, at a student
The house of representatives has condemned the coup d’état in Niger Republic. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution condemning
Ahmad Daku, former military administration of Kano state, says the 1990 failed coup d’etat led by Gideon Orkar, a former