Since August 2020 the African continent has witnessed serious setbacks in its collective efforts to strengthen principles of democratic rule, good governance, and human rights, especially in the West African region. Successful coups d’état were staged in Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and twice in Mali. Military efforts to seize power failed in Benin, the Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, and Niger, while Sudan saw both a failed and successful coup.
The African Union and the relevant Regional Economic Communities (RECs) invoked their respective policy scripts on so-called unconstitutional changes of government (UCGs) and suspended these countries from their organisations. However, in none of these cases did a return to constitutional order occur. Some observers have therefore called to carefully rethink and revise the policies on UCGs guiding both the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The Round Table organized by the BMBF research network African non-military conflict intervention practices (ANCIP) will review these developments and discuss the policy options at hand.
Participants
- Ambassador Said Djinnit (Brussels)
- Ulf Engel (Leipzig, Organizer)
- Christof Hartmann (Duisburg-Essen)
- Antonia Witt (Frankfurt)
When: Thursday, 28 April 2022, 03:30–06:00 p.m. (Central European Summer Time)
Where: Intercity Hotel, Room "Brühl 2", Tröndlinring 2, 04105 Leipzig | Online via Zoom
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