For the past few years, one military after another in West Africa has overthrown its democratically elected leaders without garnering too much attention abroad. First came Mali, then Chad, then Mali again, Guinea, and Burkina Faso. Last month’s coup in Niger was different. It set off alarm bells in the region’s remaining democratic regimes, particularly […]
Why the Coup in Niger Is Different
There’s more at stake than who governs one of Africa’s poorest countries.
