Coups make a comeback in Africa
10/24/23 • 26 min
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Gideon talks to Comfort Ero, president of the International Crisis Group, about what’s behind the recent resurgence of military coups in the Sahel region. Clip: BBC
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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner
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Gideon talks to Comfort Ero, president of the International Crisis Group, about what’s behind the recent resurgence of military coups in the Sahel region. Clip: BBC
Free links to read more on this topic:
US signals intention to engage with Niger junta
Where is the next African coup?
Niger is the graveyard of French policy in the Sahel
Ethiopia’s plan to rebuild in the wake of a ‘brutal’ war
Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.
Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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