What is at the root of West Africa's latest coups?
Can there ever be a justification for removing a government by force? How effective are regional bodies like ECOWAS and the African Union in securing democracy for African countries? A panel of experts discusses the issues surrounding the recent cycle of coups in some West African countries.
Alagie Barrow, one of the organisers of the 2014 coup attempt against former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, International Affairs Analyst, Paul Ejime, and Steven Gruzd, Head of the Governance and Diplomacy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs tackle the issues with Focus on Africa鈥檚 Esau Williams
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