This is the eighth coup in central and west Africa since 2020
“I think the best thing they can do is stand behind the regional organisations that are managing this. In the case of West Africa, you do have Ecowas which has a long tradition of shared governance and democratic politics, so that makes it easier.
Ali Bongo took over from his father Omar Bongo when he died in 2009. His two previous election wins, and this one, have been called fraudulent. What many of these countries do share is a colonial history of French rule – which remains a source of grievance and conflict, Mr Melly said. Supporters stand next to a motorbike adorned with zebu horns and a Russian flag at a concert for the military junta in Niamey, Niger on Sunday
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