Elite Black women, known as "block leaders," served as intermediaries, actively participating in the mechanics of military rule while also using their position to advocate for their community. Finally, we consider the ingrained violent patriarchal nature of life in the comm...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for an “urgent reversal” of military takeovers and return to civilian rule in countries in Africa where c…
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Sahel Region: Over the last decade, the region has been shaken by extremist uprisings and military coups. Three Sahelian nations, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, are now ruled by military leaders who have taken power by force on the pledge of providing more security to citizens. The Security...
Indeed, various scholars of African politics have made similar arguments about an interlocking power elite that spans across the legislature, cabinet, military and private sector, due to patronage and family ties.Footnote41 In order to test for the existence of such structures within Africa’s ...
‘that many persons whose actions were covered by [amnesty] laws continue to serve in the military or in public office, with some having enjoyed promotions in the ensuing years’ and ‘at the atmosphere of impunity for those responsible for gross human rights violations under military rule’. ...
Having done that, there is then an engagement with the military to work for a return to normal constitutional rule and as quickly as possible. The principle is that the coup is a violation of AU protocols of which all these countries are signatories. ...
Patassé easily defeated Kolingba. Patassé survived a coup attempt in May 2001, but two years later, in March 2003, he was overthrown by Gen. François Bozizé. After two years of military rule, presidential elections were held, and Bozizé won in what international monitors called a free...
Since they took power through military coups, the four countries of West Africa have been on the radar systems of ECOWAS and France. In particular on the radar of Nigeria which now works as a French satellite state in Africa. Sanctions have been heaped on them, traveling from one country to...
After expelling French troops, military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have moved closer to Russia, which has mercenaries deployed across the Sahel who have been accused of abuses against civilians. However, the security situation has worsened in those countries, with increasing numbers of...