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Recent coups in West Africa and the Sahel region

Non-inquiry session

In the last three years, there have been six successful coups in West Africa, with further coups experienced across the Sahel. The recent spate of coups raises questions over why the military has intervened politically so many times and begs whether further political unrest across the region is likely. The session seeks to assess the implications of the changing political and security environment on the UK-Africa relationship.

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Past events

Tuesday 19 September 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Recent coups in West Africa and the Sahel region - Oral evidence 19 September 2023
2:30pm
  • Dr Nicholas Westcott CMG (Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS University of London)
  • Aneliese Bernard (Founder and Director at Strategic Stabilization Advisors)
  • Aanu Adeoye (West Africa Correspondent at Financial Times)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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