Africa: Coup Contagion? a Rash of African Power Grabs Suggests Copycats Are Taking Note of Others’ Success
In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state TV on Dec. 7, 2025, to announce that they had suspended the constitution and seized control. This time it was the West African nation of Benin, and the coup was relatively…