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Africa coup trend accelerates: Gabon’s military overthrows corrupt Bongo family’s 55-year rule
(www.peoplesworld.org)
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Given the fairly rapid sequence of coups, I have to wonder how closely the regional militaries have communicated with one another?
Is this purely different commanders capitalizing on perceived weakness by following international news? Or is there a social order of military leaders in communication with one another as some level between these countries?
I also have to wonder how much of the African radicalism stems from a failure to penetrate African countries with Western economic theory. And how much of that failure has to do with the assumed inferiority of African schools and scholars.
All speculation of course, but I've got hypotheses that I'd be curious to explore.
There's the already mentioned defensive alliance. Mali and Burkina Faso are supposedly in talks to "federate" into a larger political unit. Guinea has been invited to join the talks, but as of yet has not done so (I think).
Finally. Excited for some good content.
Well, here's hoping. One Big Africa.