‘Epidemic’ or Revolution: The Other Side of the West Africa Upheaval

‘Epidemic’ or Revolution: The Other Side of the West Africa Upheaval

The political discourse emanating from West Africa, although largely inaccessible, speaks of a collective desire for a paradigm shift. What if the “epidemic of coups” in West and Central Africa is not that at all, but a direct outcome of outright revolutionary movements, similar to the anti-colonial movements that liberated most African nations from the yoke of Western colonialism throughout the 20th century? Whether this is the case or not, we …