Posts Tagged ‘coup’

Obama’s Honduran Headache

Personally I thought it would be some time before President Obama was next forced to put his diplomacy skills to the test, but just a few days after condemning the Iranian authorities’ crackdown on protestors, another political crisis is dumped on his doorstep. At first glance, Honduran politics seems like a relative backwater when compared [Read more...]

Mayhem In Madagascar

Recent events in Madagascar remind me that coups remain a clear and present danger in sub-Saharan Africa. Just two weeks after the assassination of Guineau-Bissau’s president, Madagascar’s leader has been ousted by the opposition. Sure, some countries have been making democratic headway, with Ghana’s December 2008 elections having cemented the nation’s reputation as a beacon [Read more...]


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