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Identifying some of the most pressing issues faced by many West African states, Algerian diplomat, Said Djinnit, highlights how coups are often the product of having to choose between security and democracy, and what multilateral institutions like ECOWAS and AU can do to avert further deterioration of democracy in Africa.

(Photo: Guinea junta leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, raises his hand at the swearing-in ceremony as president of the country transition on October 1, 2021, in Conakry. Credit: CELLOU BINANI/AFP via Getty Images)