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Military training in Africa could lead to coups / destabilization

By Hicbd
Thu Aug 17 2023 9:33 am

"Since 2008, in fact, U.S.-trained officers have attempted at least nine coups (and succeeded in at least eight) across five West African countries, including Burkina Faso (three times), Guinea, Mali (three times), Mauritania, and the Gambia...Gaetz, citing The Intercept’s coverage of coups by U.S.-trained West African officers, pointed out that AFRICOM actually has no idea how many coups its charges have conducted, nor does it keep a list of how many times such takeovers have happened."

URL:
https://theintercept.com/2023/04/10/africom-coup-flintlock/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-africa-u-s-trained-militaries-are-ousting-civilian-governments-in-coups-11649505601
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/west-africa-coup-american-trained-soldier-1234657139/

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Categories:
Global Fragile States / Nation Building / Democracy U.S. Foreign Policy / International Relations U.S. Military Wars / Conflict / Military Strategy Africa Terrorism / Violent Extremism U.S. Department of Defense

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