Africa may experience a new wave of coups

On today's news from Khartoum, Africa has now seen four coups and several attempts in 2021, reversing a trend

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In this article

  • Factors driving coups
  • The international dimension
  • Sanctions
  • The falling costs of coups
  • What is and is not a coup
  • Variable transitions
  • Outlook

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