A Memo To Obasanjo
By Akin Osuntokun Exasperated at a slew of successive military take over of governance in the African coup belt states of Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon, President Olusegun Obasanjo came to the conclusion…
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On ‘Liberal Democracy’ And Coup-baiting
By Simon Kolawole The upsurge in military coups in Africa is leading to curious propositions on the suitability of “liberal democracy” on the continent. Questions are being asked as to whether or not we need…
The Coup That Failed
By Akin Osuntokun The choreography and orchestration began with the imposition of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Then in cahoots with so called Independent national electoral commission, INEC,…
Coups: A Return To History
By Minabere Ibelema On Tuesday, the French News Agency carried a news story with the online headline, “After coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, will Niger be next?” The writer apparently asked about the wrong…
Soldiers Say Military Junta Now Controls Burkina Faso
By Sam Mednick (AP) More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared Monday on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected president following a day of…
Mali’s Coup And The Irony of Buhari
When Muhammadu Buhari toppled Shehu Shagari’s administration in 1983, his main justification for overthrowing a democratically elected government was corruption. He and his accomplice Babatunde Idiagbon then set out to cleanse Nigeria. Many Nigerians applauded…