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Richard Fosu, Lecturer in International Relations, Monash University

Africa’s power grabs are rising – the AU’s mixed response is making things worse

Hardly a month goes by without news of another unconstitutional change of government on the African continent.

These can take one of three forms.

The first is a military coup d’état or violent change of (democratically) elected government. The second is the refusal of an incumbent government to relinquish power after losing an election. And finally, manipulating constitutions to win or extend term limits of an incumbent government.

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