Ingo Badoreck from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation remarked that military leaders in countries like Mali took advantage of insecurity to oust elected leaders, contrasting this with Gabon's recent coup which removed an autocratic leader, highlighting the differing motivations behind the recent military actions in Francophone Africa.
The dominance of the Bongo family in Gabon for over 50 years, marked by widespread dissatisfaction and brutal repression of dissent after the 2016 elections, culminated in the 2023 military coup that aimed to end the political dynasty.
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