Growing autocratic rule, a rise in jihadist attacks and a proliferation of coups in the Sahel contributed to the attempt by ...
Military coupists like Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré and Mali’s Assimi Goïta have not only attracted domestic support but ...
The coup attempt follows a spate of military takeovers in west Africa, including in Benin's northern neighbors Niger and Burkina Faso, as well as Mali, Guinea and, last month, Guinea-Bissau.