Africa’s newest problem is ironically old: coups d’etat

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Burkina Faso’s coup leader Ibrahim Traore attends oath-taking ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on October 21, 2022. PHOTO| ANADOLU AGENCY via AFP

Africa’s ages-old tales of illegal change of power seemed to subside after a while, but new data shows an upsurge of unconstitutional changes of governments since 2020.

A report published this week by UN Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that coups of the past may be feeding putsches ofsw today as military chiefs retain enormous influence to undermine democracy.