3 Verified Reasons Coups Renew in Africa

In just over a year, Africa experienced three successful coups (two in Mali and one more recently in Guinea), one unsuccessful coup attempt in Niger, and an arbitrary military transfer of power in Chad following the assassination of its President. These power grabs threaten a reversal of the democratization process Africa has undergone in the past two decades and a return to the era of coups as the norm. While it will be acknowledged that coups in Africa are rarely a solution to...
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In just over a year, Africa experienced three successful coups (two in Mali and one more recently in Guinea), one unsuccessful coup attempt in Niger, and an arbitrary military transfer of power in Chad following the assassination of its President. These power grabs threaten a reversal of the democratization process Africa has undergone in the past two decades and a return to the era of coups as the norm.
While it will be acknowledged that coups in Africa are rarely a solution to bad governance, the reasons behind its resurgence is a major concern, even in this 21st century where democratic ethos and practice has dominated political space of countries across the globe. This book therefore identifies the causes of these resurgence, especially pinning it down to three verified reasons and the possible ways forward.