The resurgence of coup d’états in Africa, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has hampered the development of the continent.
In the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sub region, he asserted that West Africans must reject all military coups.
Speaking at Liberia’s 147th Independence Day celebration, Nana Addo urged the international community to make it clear to coup plotters that their actions have never been, and will never be, a lasting solution to the continent’s political, economic, and security problems. She also emphasized the need to end insecurity in West Africa.
President Nana Addo said “It is incumbent that we all stand together in our generation to defeat the menace of coups and guarantee the peace and stability which are essential to the rapid economic development of our areas which is the surest way to banish poverty in our time and the same vain, we must reiterate our commitment to democratic governance in the ECOWAS space and reject all unconstitutional changes of government.”
He said that everyone should condemn the resurgence of coups in Africa in all of their manifestations and forms because it seriously jeopardizes “our collective bid to rid the continent of the menace of instability and unconstitutional changes in government.
His actions follow claims that men wearing military fatigues had seized control of Niger hours after President Mohamed Bazoum was purportedly overthrown by members of the presidential guard on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
