Niger: Is coup an African solution to an African problem?
General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger’s new strongman, speaking on national television and reads a statement as "President of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland", after the ouster of President-elect Mohamed Bazoum. PHOTO | AFP
Coups, which have been described by some as "Africa’s newest problem", have haunted the continent since the dawn of political independence in the 1960s. However, the latest threat of military action against Niger putschists is not new to West Africa or even to some other parts of Africa.
