African Union Reform in the Face of Military Coups in Africa
The African Union (AU) has made the rejection of military coups one of its main priorities.
Emerging from Military Coups in Africa: The Political Situation in Sudan
The suspension of the Constitution following the military takeover is part of this normative rupture. The same applies to the dissolution of the parliament.
Should We Be Concerned About the Resurgence of Military Coups In Africa?
In fact, the military coups that took place in Guinea, Mali and Chad in 2021 are still fresh in our minds. With nearly 200 coups d'état recorded on the continent since independence, African countries seemed to have warded off this “curse” by adopting elections as the ultimate means of access to power, at the beginning of the 1990s.