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Are coups catching on in West Africa?

Are coups catching on in West Africa?

FromThe Take


Are coups catching on in West Africa?

FromThe Take

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Burkina Faso just experienced the latest in a series of coups across West Africa.  Frustration with the lavish lifestyle of aging heads of state, sustained security problems along the Sahel and an anti-colonial sentiment are all breeding discontent. But why so many countries and why now? Al Jazeera’s West Africa correspondent, Nicolas Haque takes us to the center of Burkina Faso’s coup and introduces us to some of the people driving this change.

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Released:
Feb 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.