Africa's coup epidemic: Has democracy failed the continent?

In August, when a group of Gabonese military officers deposed President Ali Bongo, whose family had ruled the country for nearly six decades, many ordinary citizens came out on the streets to celebrate. When Bongo put out a call for the international community to “make noise” against the coup, it quickly turned into a meme mocking |

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