Since 2020, West Africa has recorded six unconstitutional changes of government in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger. The recurrence of coups d’état in these four countries, the prolonged nature of current transitions, and the apparent ability of their leaders to resist regional, continental and international pressures, calls for a reflection on how to respond to these phenomena.
About the authors
The research work for this report was conducted by Aïssatou Kanté, Fahiraman Rodrigue, Koné, Hassane Koné, Issaka K Souaré, Djiby Sow, Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni and Paulin Maurice Toupane. Seydou Boubacar Daffé and Ndeye Fatou Faye, scholarship researchers, provided their support.
