Coups make a comeback in Africa

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Déjà au défi de sa démographie galopante et de sa pauvreté, le Niger a basculé dans l’inconnu politique le 26  ...

In a region of Africa where authoritarianism has been rising, Niger seemed to be on a different path of democracy and partnership with the United States.

Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The Times, explains how a military coup has now put all of that in jeopa ...